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Thanks for the extra info.

My biggest problem is the fact the printer canvas that I have from the VCL
is not valid until BeginDoc() is called.  Since I'm doing a preview this was
the cause of my problem.

For now, a rough scaling factor (preview canvas size / printer canvas size)
is good enough for my needs.

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Malcolm Smith
MJ Freelancing
http://www.mjfreelancing.com
Borland Technology Partner

"Bob Gonder" <notbg@notmindspring.invalid> wrote in message
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> Malcolm Smith wrote:
>
> >This isn't exactly what I need, since I need to determine the height
based
> >on the current font - as opposed to producing text at a given height.
>
> GetTextMetrics() returns text height in LUs
> You probably want either tmHeight or tmAscent.
>
> OTOH, if you use SetTextAlign to TA_TOP, then you don't need to know
> the size of the font, just position the text to your desired 2mm below
> the graphic.
>
> SetTextAlign( PrinterDc, TA_TOP|TA_CENTER );
> ExtTextOut( printerDC, Graphic.Left+Graphic.Width/2,
> Graphic.Bottom+2mm, ......);
>
> Then you can use GetDeviceCaps() to figure out how many DUs there are
> in 2mm.  Something like VERTRES / VERTSIZE should give DU/mm.
>
>