An instance of CanvasRenderContext2D to use for creation of paths for individual labels. It should already have all desired typography properties applied (font, etc).
Horizontal starting coordinate
Vertical starting coordinate
Total length of path for labels. The labels will be spaced to fit within this size.
The line of labels will be drawn vertically if true, horizontally otherwise.
The array of label strings to use; These will be spaced out evenly between the relevant starting coordinate and the given size.
Set to -1 to position the labels towards the top/left of the line, or 1 towards the bottom/right.
Degrees of rotation to apply to labels.
true will automatically align the text based on line position and orientation. If false, assumes horizontal text alignment has already been set as desired.
Returns a Path2D object containing text labels arranged along a straight line, like the markings on a linear thermometer.