debian man page for ps_stringwidth2

PS_STRINGWIDTH2(3)					     Library Functions Manual						PS_STRINGWIDTH2(3)

NAME
       PS_stringwidth2 -- Gets width of a string

SYNOPSIS
       #include <pslib.h>

       float PS_stringwidth2(PSDoc *psdoc, const char *text, int len, int fontid, float size)

DESCRIPTION
       Calculates  the	width of a string in points if it was output in the given font and font size. The function will not consider more than len
       characters. 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_stringwidth(3), PS_string_geometry(3)

AUTHOR
       This manual page was written by Uwe Steinmann uwe@steinmann.cx.

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