freetypeharfbuzz (version 0.2.5)

font_info: Font metrics

Description

* `font_info()` returns the typographical metrics (ascent, descent, linegap) for a font.

* `str_info()` returns the metrics (width, height, ascent, descent) for a string. `str_width()` only returns the width.

Usage

font_info(font_size = 12, font_file = NULL)
str_info(string, font_size = 12, font_file = NULL)
str_width(string, font_size = 12, font_file = NULL)

Arguments

font_size

Font size in point.

font_file

Path to a ttf or otf file.

string

A string whose metrics will be computed.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
file <- fontquiver::font("Liberation", "serif", "bold")$ttf
font_info(font_size = 13, font_file = file)

str_width("foobar", font_size = 13)
str_info("foobar", font_size = 13)
str_info("foobar", font_size = 13, font_file = file)
# }