getheight(3G) getheight(3G)
NAME
getheight - returns the maximum height of the characters in
the current raster font
SPECIFICATION
C long getheight()
FORTRAN integer*4 function gethei()
DESCRIPTION
getheight returns the maximum height of the characters,
which defrasterfont defines, in the current raster font,
including ascenders (in characters such as t and h) and
descenders (such as y and p). The height is usually the
number of pixels between the top of the tallest ascender and
the bottom of the lowest descender.
SEE ALSO
getdescender, getfont, strwidth
Programming Guide, Section 5.3, Fonts
NOTE
This routine is available only in immediate mode.
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