XmStringExtent(3X) UNIX System V XmStringExtent(3X)
NAME
XmStringExtent - a compound string function that determines the size of
the smallest rectangle that will enclose the compound string.
SYNOPSIS
#include <Xm/Xm.h>
void XmStringExtent (fontlist, string, width, height)
XmFontListfontlist;
XmString string;
Dimension *width;
Dimension *height;
DESCRIPTION
XmStringExtent determines the width and height, in pixels, of the
smallest rectangle that will enclose the provided compound string.
When string has been created with XmStringCreateSimple, the font
associated with the character set derived from the current language
environment must appear at the front of fontlist. Otherwise, the result
of the function is undefined.
fontlist
Specifies the font list
string Specifies the string
width Specifies a pointer to the width of the rectangle
height Specifies a pointer to the height of the rectangle
RELATED INFORMATION
XmStringCreate(3X) and XmStringCreateSimple(3X).
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