GLYPHMETRICS

Overview

Group

Quick Info

Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
No
Import Library
-
Header File
wingdi.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
Windows 95: OpenGL is available as a redistributable

The GLYPHMETRICS structure contains information about the placement and orientation of a glyph in a character cell.

typedef struct _GLYPHMETRICS { // glmt

UINT gmBlackBoxX;

UINT gmBlackBoxY;

POINT gmptGlyphOrigin;

short gmCellIncX;

short gmCellIncY;

} GLYPHMETRICS;

Members
gmBlackBoxX

Specifies the width of the smallest rectangle that completely encloses the glyph (its "black box").

gmBlackBoxY

Specifies the height of the smallest rectangle that completely encloses the glyph (its "black box").

gmptGlyphOrigin

Specifies the x- and y-coordinates of the upper left corner of the smallest rectangle that completely encloses the glyph.

gmCellIncX

Specifies the horizontal distance from the origin of the current character cell to the origin of the next character cell.

gmCellIncY

Specifies the vertical distance from the origin of the current character cell to the origin of the next character cell.

Remarks
Values in the GLYPHMETRICS structure are specified in device units.