PS_stringwidth(3)

PS_stringwidth3

Get width of a string

Usage

#include <pslib.h>

float PS_stringwidth(PSDoc *psdoc, const char *text, int fontid, float size)

Overview

Calculates the width of a string in points if it was output in the given font and font size. This function needs an Adobe font metrics file to calculate the precise width. If kerning is turned on, it will be taken into account.

Return value

Width of a string in points.

Releases

11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 6 times.

  1. 3.1
  2. 4.0
  3. 5.0
  4. 6.0
  5. 7
  6. 8
  7. 9–13

Author

This manual page was written by Uwe Steinmann [email protected].

From pslib-dev 0.4.8-1+b1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.