**CIGAL Reference Manual, Chapter 3 (Functions): gettxt**
===== Gettxt -- Read text information from the screen display =====
**usage: str = gettxt(flag)**

Normally GETTXT expects a block of text entered by clicking the cursor
on the upper left corner and then lower right corner of a block of text
on the screen.  If FLAG is 1, GETTXT expects one word entered either
from the keyboard or clicking a word on the screen.  "Clicking" can be
done by moving the cursor to the desired screen position and then either
pressing a cursor button or the <RETURN> or <ENTER> key.

**See Also:**\\
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter3:getbox|GETBOX(3)]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter3:getchar|GETCHAR(3)]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter3:getxyz|GETXYZ(3)]]

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