get_string_dimensions {rayimage} | R Documentation |
Get String Dimensions
Description
Calculates font metrics for a specified font, font size, and style.
Usage
get_string_dimensions(string, font = "sans", size = 12, align = "center", ...)
Arguments
string |
The string to be measured. |
font |
Default |
size |
A numeric value specifying the size of the font in points. |
align |
Default '"left"“. The string alignment. |
... |
Other arguments to pass to 'systemfonts::shape_string()“ |
Details
The function renders specific characters ("d"
for ascender, "g"
for descender, "x"
for neutral) using the specified font parameters. It calculates the bounding box of each character to determine the necessary adjustments for accurate text positioning.
Value
A data.frame listing the string dimensions.
Examples
# Get height of basic sans font
get_string_dimensions("This is a string", size=24)
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