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Any idea how to calculate pixel width for text in non-fixed width fonts? Can you get point sizes for each character?
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Any idea how to calculate pixel width for text in non-fixed width fonts? Can you get point sizes for each character?

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That's a tough one, and I can only give you a way to approximate this value: GetTextExtentPoint32.<br />
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You'll run into a 'problem' that's known as kerning, i.e. the process that calculates the runlength of a character based on the combination of *both* characters involved. As an example consider how the placement of 'e' may be different in these 2 cases: Ne and Te. In the latter case, the lower-case 'e' may be placed closer to the previous character than it would be in the first case.<br />
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So the height of a string is the only parameter you can calculate precisely.<br />
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That's a tough one, and I can only give you a way to approximate this value: GetTextExtentPoint32.

You'll run into a 'problem' that's known as kerning, i.e. the process that calculates the runlength of a character based on the combination of *both* characters involved. As an example consider how the placement of 'e' may be different in these 2 cases: Ne and Te. In the latter case, the lower-case 'e' may be placed closer to the previous character than it would be in the first case.

So the height of a string is the only parameter you can calculate precisely.

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Hi,<br />
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Is there any way to compute pixels out of given font size. I mean how many pixels are there in one point. I know there should be some formula to calculate this as it depends upon current &nbsp;resolution and monitor size etc. At the moment I am working on PC with windows having resolution of 1600*1200 pixels in 24 bit mode. the monitor size is 19 inch.<br />
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regards<br />
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zaheer
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Hi,

Is there any way to compute pixels out of given font size. I mean how many pixels are there in one point. I know there should be some formula to calculate this as it depends upon current  resolution and monitor size etc. At the moment I am working on PC with windows having resolution of 1600*1200 pixels in 24 bit mode. the monitor size is 19 inch.

regards

zaheer

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