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Latest revision as of 15:58, 2 December 2009
Contents
Purpose
Function to return font attribute information
Syntax
FONTMETRIC(<expN1> [,<expC1>,<expN2> [,<expC2>]])
See Also
Description
The FONTMETRIC() function returns attribute information about the current or specified font.
Parameters
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| <expN1> | The attribute about which information is returned. Please see table below for attribute numbers and descriptions. |
| <expC1> | The <expC1> can be used to optionally specify a particular font name. |
| <expN2> | The <expN> is used to specify the font size for the font name in <expC1>. |
| <expC2> | The <expC2> can be used to optionally specify a font style code for the font name in <expC1> and font size in <expN2>. |
Attributes
The FONTMETRIC() function is included for language compatibility only and the return values for each attribute are shown in the table below.
| Code | Attribute | Return Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Character height (pixels) | 16 |
| 2 | Character ascent (pixels) | 13 |
| 3 | Character descent (pixels) | 3 |
| 4 | Leading (pixels) | 3 |
| 5 | Extra leading (pixels) | 0 |
| 6 | Average character width (pixels) | 7 |
| 7 | Maximum character width (pixels) | 14 |
| 8 | Font weight | 400 |
| 9 | Italic | 0 |
| 10 | Underlined | 0 |
| 11 | Strikeout | 0 |
| 12 | First character | 32 |
| 13 | Last character | 255 |
| 14 | Default character | 129 |
| 15 | Word break character | 32 |
| 16 | Pitch and family | 33 |
| 17 | Character set | 0 |
| 18 | Overhang | 0 |
| 19 | Horizontal aspect | 120 |
| 20 | Vertical aspect | 120 |
Font Styles
| Code | Style |
|---|---|
| B | Bold |
| I | Italic |
| N | Normal |
| O | Outline |
| Q | Opaque |
| S | Shadow |
| - | Strikeout |
| T | Transparent |
| U | Underline |
Example
? fontmetric(20,"Monospaced",12,"B") 120
Products
Recital Server, Recital
