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<h1>Pango::FontMetrics Class Reference</h1>A Pango::FontMetrics holds the overall metric information for a font (possibly restricted to a script).
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<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top> </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#a0">FontMetrics</a> ()</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top> </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#a1">FontMetrics</a> (PangoFontMetrics* gobject, bool make_a_copy=true)</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top> </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#a2">FontMetrics</a> (const FontMetrics& other)</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top>FontMetrics& </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#a3">operator=</a> (const FontMetrics& other)</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top> </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#a4">~FontMetrics</a> ()</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top>void </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#a5">swap</a> (FontMetrics& other)</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top>PangoFontMetrics* </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#a6">gobj</a> ()</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top>const PangoFontMetrics* </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#a7">gobj</a> () const</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top>PangoFontMetrics* </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#a8">gobj_copy</a> () const</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top>int </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#a9">get_ascent</a> () const</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td><font size=-1><em>Gets the ascent from a font metrics structure.</em> <a href="#a9"></a><em></em></font><br><br></td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top>int </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#a10">get_descent</a> () const</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td><font size=-1><em>Gets the descent from a font metrics structure.</em> <a href="#a10"></a><em></em></font><br><br></td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top>int </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#a11">get_approximate_char_width</a> () const</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td><font size=-1><em>Gets the approximate character width for a font metrics structure.</em> <a href="#a11"></a><em></em></font><br><br></td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top>int </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#a12">get_approximate_digit_width</a> () const</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td><font size=-1><em>Gets the approximate digit width for a font metrics structure.</em> <a href="#a12"></a><em></em></font><br><br></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan=2><br><h2>Protected Attributes</h2></td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top>PangoFontMetrics* </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#n0">gobject_</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan=2>(Note that these are not member functions.)<br><br></td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top>void </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#k0">swap</a> (FontMetrics& lhs, FontMetrics& rhs)</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap align=right valign=top>Pango::FontMetrics </td><td valign=bottom><a class="el" href="classPango_1_1FontMetrics.html#k1">wrap</a> (PangoFontMetrics* object, bool take_copy=false)</td></tr>
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<hr><a name="_details"></a><h2>Detailed Description</h2>
A Pango::FontMetrics holds the overall metric information for a font (possibly restricted to a script).
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<td class="md" nowrap valign="top"> Pango::FontMetrics::FontMetrics </td>
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<td class="md" nowrap valign="top"> Pango::FontMetrics::FontMetrics </td>
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<td class="md" nowrap valign="top"> Pango::FontMetrics::~FontMetrics </td>
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<td class="md" nowrap valign="top"> int Pango::FontMetrics::get_approximate_char_width </td>
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Gets the approximate character width for a font metrics structure.
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This is merely a representative value useful, for example, for determining the initial size for a window. Actual characters in text will be wider and narrower than this. <dl compact><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>The character width, in pango units. (1 point == <a class="el" href="namespacePango.html#a30">Pango::SCALE</a> pango units.). </dd></dl>
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Gets the approximate digit width for a font metrics structure.
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This is merely a representative value useful, for example, for determining the initial size for a window. Actual digits in text can be wider and narrower than this, though this value is generally somewhat more accurate than the result of pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_digit_width(). <dl compact><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>The digit width, in pango units. (1 point == <a class="el" href="namespacePango.html#a30">Pango::SCALE</a> pango units.). </dd></dl>
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Gets the ascent from a font metrics structure.
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The ascent is the distance from the baseline to the logical top of a line of text. (The logical top may be above or below the top of the actual drawn ink. It is necessary to lay out the text to figure where the ink will be.) <dl compact><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>The ascent, in pango units. (1 point == <a class="el" href="namespacePango.html#a30">Pango::SCALE</a> pango units.). </dd></dl>
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Gets the descent from a font metrics structure.
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The descent is the distance from the baseline to the logical bottom of a line of text. (The logical bottom may be above or below the bottom of the actual drawn ink. It is necessary to lay out the text to figure where the ink will be.) <dl compact><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>The descent, in pango units. (1 point == <a class="el" href="namespacePango.html#a30">Pango::SCALE</a> pango units.). </dd></dl>
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