FMGETCHRWIDTH(3W)					     FMGETCHRWIDTH(3W)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     fmgetchrwidth - return the	width of a character

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <fmclient.h>

     long fmgetchrwidth(fh, ch)
     fmfonthandle fh;
     unsigned char ch;

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     fmgetchrwidth returns the number of pixels	(in the	x dimension) by	which
     the current character position moves when you image the specified
     character.	This value is rounded to an integer (for some fonts,
     characters	can have subpixel dimensions).	If the specified character
     glyph does	not exist, the width of	a space	is returned.  If a space does
     not exist,	the width of the font is returned.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     fminit(3W)

NOTE    [Toc]    [Back]

     This routine is available only in immediate mode.


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