Fractional Metrics

[Jeff Martin]

I have a couple of solutions for this right now, but neither are optimal:

	1. GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment().getDefaultScreenDevice(),getDefaultConfiguration()
		.createCompatibleImage(1, 1).createGraphics().getFontMetrics(font).stringWidth(string)
	2. new javafx.scene.text.Text().setFont(font).setText(string).prefWidth(-1) // Some poetic license here

jeff


On Apr 4, 2014, at 8:41 AM, ngalarneau at ABINITIO.COM wrote:

> I'm sorry if this is redundant, but does this mean there is no way to find 
> out the size (length & height) of a String as it will appear on the 
> screen?
> 
> What about the size of a String as it will be printed?
> 
> 
> Neil
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From:   Phil Race <philip.race at oracle.com>
> To:     Jeff Martin <jeff at reportmill.com>, "openjfx-dev at openjdk.java.net 
> Mailing" <openjfx-dev at openjdk.java.net>
> Date:   04/03/2014 10:40 PM
> Subject:        Re: Fractional Metrics
> Sent by:        "openjfx-dev" <openjfx-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net>
> 
> 
> 
> On 4/3/14 6:13 PM, Jeff Martin wrote:
>> Is there a way to turn off FractionalMetrics in Canvas.fillText() or 
> Text?
> 
> No. At least not via any supported API.
>> 
>> Also, does text rendering perform kerning, and if so, can I disable 
> that?
> 
> No.
>> 
>> What I really need is to know the x position (or advance) of each 
> character in a rendered string.
> 
> It would need new API. And characters != glyphs. Counting char advances 
> has been doomed for decades ...
> 
> -phil.
> 
>> 
>> jeff
> 
> 
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