fonts

Classes
class	AttributedString
	A text string with a set of colour/font settings that are associated with sub-ranges of the text. More...
class	AttributedString::Attribute
	An attribute that has been applied to a range of characters in an AttributedString. More...
class	Font
	Represents a particular font, including its size, style, etc. More...
class	FontOptions
	Options that describe a particular font. More...
class	PositionedGlyph
	A glyph from a particular font, with a particular size, style, typeface and position. More...
class	GlyphArrangement
	A set of glyphs, each with a position. More...
class	TextLayout
	A Pre-formatted piece of text, which may contain multiple fonts and colours. More...
class	TextLayout::Glyph
	A positioned glyph. More...
class	TextLayout::Run
	A sequence of glyphs with a common font and colour. More...
class	TextLayout::Line
	A line containing a sequence of glyph-runs. More...
struct	ColourLayer
	A single path-based layer of a colour glyph. More...
struct	ImageLayer
	A bitmap representing (part of) a glyph, most commonly used to represent colour emoji glyphs. More...
struct	GlyphLayer
	A single layer that makes up part of a glyph image. More...
struct	TypefaceMetrics
	Font metrics using JUCE conventions. More...
class	Typeface
	A typeface represents a size-independent font. More...

Enumerations
enum class	TypefaceMetricsKind { TypefaceMetricsKind::legacy , TypefaceMetricsKind::portable }
	Identifiers for different styles of typeface metrics. More...

Detailed Description

Enumeration Type Documentation

TypefaceMetricsKind

enum class TypefaceMetricsKind

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Identifiers for different styles of typeface metrics.

In new projects, it's recommended to use the 'portable' metrics kind, so that fonts display at a similar size on all platforms. Portable metrics are enabled by default when constructing a Font using FontOptions. The old, deprecated Font constructors will all request the legacy metrics kind instead. JUCE components that display text will query LookAndFeel::getDefaultMetricsKind() to find the kind of metrics that should be used. This function can be overridden to switch the metrics kind for the entire LookAndFeel.

The 'legacy' metrics kind uses the platform font facilities to retrieve font metrics. Each platform has its own idiosyncratic behaviour when computing metrics - depending on the typeface data, it's possible that the 'portable' metrics will differ from the 'legacy' metrics on every platform. The biggest differences between legacy and portable metrics are likely to be seen on Windows, so it may be helpful to check this platform first.

Enumerator
legacy	Old-style metrics that may differ for the same font file when running on different platforms. This was the default behaviour prior to JUCE 8.
portable	Where possible, will return the same font metrics on all platforms. It's a good idea to use this for new JUCE projects, to keep text layout and sizing consistent on all platforms.