Font Metrics

Question

Using GDI+ in a .Net web application. I am creating a graphic with text but need to know the size (length) of a string and I also need to control the kerning (spacing between letters). Any suggestions?

spgilmore · Answer

Sorry don't quote the font size like I did. Font f = new Font(Arial 5); SizeF textsize = g.MeasureString(This is a test f);

spgilmore · Answer

Your starting point should probably be Graphics.MeasureString() to get the size of the string in a given font. The kerning probably depends on the font. You may have to draw each character individually to control that. In the example below g is a Graphics object. textsize will now contain the width and height of the string in the given font. Font f = new Font(Arial 5); SizeF textsize = g.MeasureString(This is a test f);