RGtk2 (version 2.8.8)

gdkStringExtents: gdkStringExtents

Description

Gets the metrics of a string. WARNING: gdk_string_extents is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

Usage

gdkStringExtents(object, string)

Arguments

object

[GdkFont] a GdkFont.

string

[character] the string to measure.

Value

• A list containing the following elements:
• lbearing
  [integer] the left bearing of the string.
• rbearing
  [integer] the right bearing of the string.
• width
  [integer] the width of the string.
• ascent
  [integer] the ascent of the string.
• descent
  [integer] the descent of the string.