if you want to calculate the width of the text on the screen then perhaps the class java.awt.FontMetrics is of some help though i never needed it and don't know exactly how it works. have a look at the javadocs.
-----Original Message----- From: Unger, Joachim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 5:23 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: AW: How: calculate the length of a text I cannot use monospaced fonts - i forgot to write that ! Joachim -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Clay Leeds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Februar 2003 17:16 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Re: How: calculate the length of a text You could use a monospace font (e.g., font-family="Courier New, Courier, monospace"), measure the width of each character, and then count the number of characters. Of course, the font-size, will be significant. 8pt Courier text is a little <2mm wide. You'd also have to consider that spaces at the end of a line may be removed in favor of a linefeed. Hope this helps! Web Maestro Clay Unger, Joachim wrote: > How can I calculate the length (in mm) of a text before output? > > Is there a solution f�r FOP? > > Regards, > > Joachim -- Clay Leeds - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Developer - Medata, Inc. - http://www.medata.com PGP Public Key: https://mail.medata.com/pgp/cleeds.asc --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
