linebender / linebender/piet

[How to] How to measure a single character with some font ?

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Description

How to do this in druid?
like some measure text function in some 2d graphic lib.
this feature needed by developing complex rich text app like ms word.
return non-mono char width, font height, ascent, descent, baseline etc.

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Research direction

Start by examining how Druid and piet currently expose text and font measurement. Define how a single character should report width, font height, ascent, descent, and baseline, then verify that the resulting API supports proportional fonts and rich-text layout.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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