gimp_text_get_extents_fontname (1998)

NAME

gimp_text_get_extents_fontname - Get extents of the bounding box for the specified text.

SYNOPSIS

(width,height,ascent,descent) = gimp_text_get_extents_fontname (text,size,size_type,fontname)

DESCRIPTION

This tool returns the width and height of a bounding box for the specified text string with the specified font information. Ascent and descent for the specified font are returned as well.

INPUT ARGUMENTS

TYPE	NAME	DESCRIPTION
STRING	text	The text to generate
FLOAT	size	The size of text in either pixels or points
INT32	size_type	The units of specified size: PIXELS (0) or POINTS (1)
STRING	fontname	The fontname (conforming to the X Logical Font Description Conventions)

RETURN VALUES

TYPE	NAME	DESCRIPTION
INT32	width	The width of the specified font
INT32	height	The height of the specified font
INT32	ascent	The ascent of the specified font
INT32	descent	The descent of the specified font

SOME SYNTAX ALTERNATIVES

(width,height,ascent,descent) = Gimp->text_get_extents_fontname (text,size,size_type,fontname)
(width,height,ascent,descent) = text_get_extents_fontname Layer (text,size,size_type,fontname)
(width,height,ascent,descent) = text_get_extents_fontname Image (text,size,size_type,fontname)
(width,height,ascent,descent) = text_get_extents_fontname Channel (text,size,size_type,fontname)
(width,height,ascent,descent) = text_get_extents_fontname Display (text,size,size_type,fontname)
(width,height,ascent,descent) = text_get_extents_fontname Drawable (text,size,size_type,fontname)

AUTHOR

Martin Edlman & Sven Neumann
(c)1998 Spencer Kimball & Peter Mattis