wks = gsn_open_wks("ncgm","text")   

  txres               = True
  txres@txFontHeightF = 0.05
  txres@txFontQuality = "High"   ; This is the default if you are using 
                                 ;  the default NCL font.
  gsn_text_ndc(wks,"Stroked font",0.5,0.8,txres) 

  txres@txFontQuality = "Low"    ; force NCL to use a non-stroked font
  gsn_text_ndc(wks,"Non-stroked font",0.5,0.6,txres) 

  frame(wks)