Updated Text Rendering Overview (markdown)

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* ```next```: _(Abstact function)_ Get next placement. This function is also called before the first placement is tried.
* ```init```: Initialize values used by placement finder. These values are provided by the renderer and can't be derived from TextSymbolizer properties.
# Members:
## Members:
* ```properties```: Properties actually used by placement finder and renderer. Values in here are modified each time next() is called.
* ```placements```: List of ```text_path```s returned by placement finder. One for each placement.
* Some values from the renderer.
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# text_path
List of all characters and their positions and formats for a placement.
List of all characters and their positions and formats for a placement. Produced by placement_finder, consumed by the renderer.
# text_processor
Stores formating information and uses this to produce formated text for a given feature.
# Functions
## Functions
* ```process```: Takes a feature and produces formated text as output. The output ```processed_text``` object has to be created by the caller and passed in for thread safety.
* ```get_all_expressions```: Get a list of all expressions used in any placement. This function is used to collect attributes.
* ```from_xml```: Construct object from XML.
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# text_symbolizer_properties
Contains all text symbolizer properties which are not directly related to text formating.
# Members
## Members
* ```processor```: ```text_processor``` object which contains everything related to text formating.
# Functions
## Functions
* ```set_values_from_xml```: Load all values and also the ```processor``` object from XML ptree.
* ```to_xml```: Save all values to XML ptree (but does not create a new parent node!).