On 8/26/13 1:37 AM, planix wrote:
Hi All,
I am looking for ways to determine the approximate number of characters that
will fit into a text field of fixed height and width.
I am guessing there is some way of doing this by working with the line
height, font size, and the height and width of the field. Anyone ever had a
need to do this? Or is there an obvious way?
It used to be hard to do this, but now we have a function that will tell
you exactly what you need, thanks to Jan Schenkel's contribution to the
engine. See the "pageRanges" property in the dictionary. It gives a list
of character ranges that fit the height of the field.
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Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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