FontMetric(), SysMetric()
Everything you ever wanted to know about your fonts and the display subsystem, dredged right out of the heart of the Windows API. Usage | nResult = FONTMETRIC( nFontAttribute [, cFontName, nFontSize [, cFontStyle ] ] ) nResult = SYSMETRIC( nScreenAttribute ) |
Parameter | Value | Meaning |
nFontAttribute | Numeric, 1 – 20 | An index to the specific attribute of the font you want returned. See the Help file for the list. |
cFontName | Character | Name of the font to be examined. |
Omitted | Uses the current font in the active window. | |
nFontSize | Numeric | Size in points of the font to be examined. |
Omitted | May only be omitted if cFontName, above, is also omitted. Uses the current font in the active window. | |
cFontStyle | Character | Font Style—see the Help file for the entire list. |
Omitted | If all of the optional parameters are omitted, uses the font style of the active window. If a font name and size are specified, uses the Normal style of the specified font. | |
nScreenAttribute | Numeric, 1 – 32 | Returns information on the screen's measurements. |
Example | WAIT WINDOW "Current screen resolution is " + ; LTRIM(STR(SYSMETRIC(1))) + " by " + ; LTRIM(STR(SYSMETRIC(2))) ? FONTMETRIC(7,"Times New Roman",10,"B") && 17 pixels |
See Also | AFont(), FontBold, FontItalic, FontName, FontOutline, FontShadow, FontSize, FontStrikethru, FontUnderline, GetFont(), ScaleMode, TextWidth, TextHeight, TxtWidth(), WFont() |
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