Class CL_FontMetrics

Font metrics class. More...

#include <ClanLib/display.h>

Class Members:

Construction:
CL_FontMetrics	Constructs a font metrics description.

Attributes:
get_height	Returns the height of the font.
get_ascent	Returns the font ascender.
get_descent	Returns the font descender.
get_internal_leading	Returns the amount of leading (space) inside the bounds set by the get_height() function.
get_external_leading	Returns the amount of extra leading (space) that the application adds between rows.
get_average_character_width	Returns the average width of characters in the font.
get_max_character_width	Returns the width of the widest character in the font.
get_weight	Returns the weight of the font.
get_overhang	Returns the extra width per string that may be added to some synthesized fonts.
get_digitized_aspect_x	Returns the horizontal aspect of the device for which the font was designed.
get_digitized_aspect_y	Returns the vertical aspect of the device for which the font was designed.
get_first_char	Returns the value of the first character defined in the font.
get_last_char	Returns the value of the last character defined in the font.
get_default_char	Returns the value of the character to be substituted for characters not in the font.
get_word_break_char	Returns the value of the character that will be used to define word breaks for text justification.
is_italic	Returns true if the font is italic.
is_underlined	Returns true if the font is underlined.
is_struck_out	Returns true if the font is struck out.
is_fixed_pitch	Returns true if the font is a mono space font.