org.gnu.pango
Class FontMetrics
Boxed
org.gnu.pango.FontMetrics
public class FontMetrics
extends Boxed
A FontMetrics structure holds the overall metric information for a font
(possibly restricted to a script).
getApproximateCharWidth
public int getApproximateCharWidth()
Gets the approximate character width for the font metrics. This is merely
a representative value useful, for example, for determining the initial
size for a window. Actual characters in text will be wider and narrower
than this.
getApproximateDigitWidth
public int getApproximateDigitWidth()
Gets the approximate digit width for the font metrics. This is merely a
representative value useful, for example, for determining the initial
size for a window. Actual digits in text can be wider and narrower than
this.
getAscent
public int getAscent()
Gets the ascent from the font metrics. The ascent is the distance from
the baseline to the logical top of a line of text. (The logical top may
be above or below the top of the actual drawn ink. It is necessary to lay
out the text to figure where the ink will be.)
getDescent
public int getDescent()
Gets the descent from the font metrics. The descent is the distance from
the baseline to the logical bottom of a line of text. (The logical bottom
may be above or below the bottom of the actual drawn ink. It is necessary
to lay out the text to figure where the ink will be.)