On 1/24/07, Boris Borcic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris Mellon wrote: > > > > Using either win32 or wxPython you will be able to produce bitmaps > > directly, without needing to create a visible window. > > > > > > Some quick & dirty wxPython code > > > > def getTextBitmap(text, font, fgcolor, bgcolor): > > dc = wx.MemoryDC() > > dc.SetFont(font) > > width, height= dc.GetTextExtent(text) > > bmp = wx.EmptyBitmap(width, height) > > dc.SelectObject(bmp) > > dc.SetBackground(wx.Brush(bgcolor)) > > dc.Clear() > > dc.SetTextBackground(bgcolor) > > dc.SetTextForeground(fgcolor) > > dc.DrawText(text, 0, 0) > > dc.SelectObject(wx.NullBitmap) > > return bmp > > > > > > Raw win32 code will look similar but will be much more verbose. > > Thx again for this base. > > Quickly testing this, it appears that the result is rendered half a pixel off > in > the x-direction. Does this make sense ? Is it possible to position text with > subpixel accuracy ? >
The GDI text api, which is what wx is wrapping here, only provides pixel accuracy. You are probably seeing a kerning effect from your chosen font and perhaps the effects of ClearType. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
