Re: GetCharWidth( ) and printing

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From: Bob Gonder
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 01:43

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LarryJ wrote:

>I am using the GetCharWidth( ) API seen below to get the width of a single
>digit. I use this to calculate the rectangle coordinates around the text so
>I can draw an ellipse around the text.
> The problem occurs when I pass the printer canvas handle the
>width returns as 57 and the ellipse around the text prints too large. I am
>not sure why the Paintbox canvas handle and the printer canvas handle return
>different results.
>
>
>int width
>GetCharWidth(hdc, 9, 9, &width);

Isn't that a tab character you're testing?
You might want to use an 'm', 'n'  or 'w'  width instead.
Or, if digits, perhaps a '9' instead of a 9.

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