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Man Page: ps_stringwidth

Operating Environment: debian

Section: 3

PS_STRINGWIDTH(3)					     Library Functions Manual						 PS_STRINGWIDTH(3)

NAME
PS_stringwidth -- Get width of a string
SYNOPSIS
#include <pslib.h> float PS_stringwidth(PSDoc *psdoc, const char *text, int fontid, float size)
DESCRIPTION
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.
SEE ALSO
PS_stringwidth2(3), PS_string_geometry(3)
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Uwe Steinmann uwe@steinmann.cx. PS_STRINGWIDTH(3)
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