Colin Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> I would like to write a string to a pixmap, but have the string be rotated.
> i.e. vertical text.
>
> I have looked at the gdk_draw_string function, and font objects, and have
> not managed to locate a switch to control text rotation.
>
> Any hints on where I should be looking ??
>
> I look forward to your combined wisdom.
>
You are doomed, GTK just uses the underlying X string-drawing
mechanism, and X does not support this.
The only thing you can do is use some sort of client-side font
rendering, then push a big bitmap of your string onto the X
server. People sometimes use FreeType for that.
Havoc
_______________________________________________
gtk-list mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
