getdescen(3g) — 4D1 2.0



     getdescender(3G)                                 getdescender(3G)



     NAME

          getdescender - returns the character characteristics


     SPECIFICATION

          C         long getdescender();




          FORTRAN   integer*4 function getdes()


     DESCRIPTION

          getdescender returns the value of the descender of the

          character in the current font that has the longest

          descender.  The value returned is the number of pixels that

          the descender extends below the character's baseline.


          Each character in a font is defined using a bitmap which is

          displayed relative to the current character position.

          Vertical placement of each character is done using the

          current character position as the baseline or the line on

          the page.  The portion of a character which extends below

          the baseline is called a descender.  The lowercase

          characters g and p typically have descenders.


     SEE ALSO

          getfont, getheight, strwidth


          Programming Guide, Section 5.3, Fonts


     NOTE

          This routine is available only in immediate mode.

























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