FontMetrics

class FontMetrics(*args, **kwargs)
Constructors:

FontMetrics()

Methods

class FontMetrics
get_approximate_char_width() int

Gets the approximate character width for a font metrics structure.

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.

get_approximate_digit_width() int

Gets the approximate digit width for a font metrics structure.

This is merely a representative value useful, for example, for determining the initial size for a window. Actual digits in text can be wider or narrower than this, though this value is generally somewhat more accurate than the result of get_approximate_char_width() for digits.

get_ascent() int

Gets the ascent from a font metrics structure.

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.)

get_descent() int

Gets the descent from a font metrics structure.

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.)

get_height() int

Gets the line height from a font metrics structure.

The line height is the recommended distance between successive baselines in wrapped text using this font.

If the line height is not available, 0 is returned.

Added in version 1.44.

get_strikethrough_position() int

Gets the suggested position to draw the strikethrough.

The value returned is the distance above the baseline of the top of the strikethrough.

Added in version 1.6.

get_strikethrough_thickness() int

Gets the suggested thickness to draw for the strikethrough.

Added in version 1.6.

get_underline_position() int

Gets the suggested position to draw the underline.

The value returned is the distance above the baseline of the top of the underline. Since most fonts have underline positions beneath the baseline, this value is typically negative.

Added in version 1.6.

get_underline_thickness() int

Gets the suggested thickness to draw for the underline.

Added in version 1.6.

Fields

class FontMetrics
approximate_char_width
approximate_digit_width
ascent
descent
height
ref_count
strikethrough_position
strikethrough_thickness
underline_position
underline_thickness