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RGtk2 (version 2.20.31)

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
string
the string to measure.

Value

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