Determining dimensions of text object

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From: David Lau
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 08:06

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Suppose I want to make a text object big enough to hold m-by-n characters from  
a fixed-width font, how do I go about determining its dimensions? I've looked  
at the NXFontMetrics structure but the widths stored there are not expressed in  
terms of pixel units.


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David Lau (aka Sleepy Head)
Independent Software Developer
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Subject: Determining dimensions of text object
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