FONT Information
PLBCMP GUI Only
The GETINFO instruction retrieves the following information when the TYPE keyword specifies a Font Object. Note that the {dest} parameter in this case is both an input and an output variable. The parameter provides an input character string for which a pixel string width is determined relative to the {font} being used. This pixel string width is then reported in the GETINFO results. In this case, the input {dest} character string is replaced by the GETINFO result fields.
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Column |
Size |
Value |
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1 |
4 |
Ascent - Pixels above the baseline for a character. |
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5 |
4 |
Descent - Pixels below the baseline for a character. |
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9 |
4 |
Height - The height of a character (ascent + descent). |
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13 |
4 |
Full Height - The full height of a character (height + external leading/space). |
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17 |
4 |
Average character width - Generally this is defined by the width of the letter 'x'. |
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21 |
4 |
Maximum character width - The width of the widest character in the font. |
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25 |
4 |
The font string width - The number of pixels a user supplied string requires for the font. This value is truncated to four digits. |
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29 |
1 |
The first character in font - The value of the first character defined for the font. |
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30 |
1 |
The last character in font - The value of the last character defined for the font. |
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31 |
8 |
The number of pixels that a user supplied string requires for the font. This value is truncated to an eight digit number. |
See Also: GETINFO, System Interface Instructions
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