gecko-dev/gfx/public/nsIFontMetrics.h
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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
* Version 1.0 (the "NPL"); you may not use this file except in
* compliance with the NPL. You may obtain a copy of the NPL at
* http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
*
* Software distributed under the NPL is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
* WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the NPL
* for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
* NPL.
*
* The Initial Developer of this code under the NPL is Netscape
* Communications Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are
* Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation. All Rights
* Reserved.
*/
#ifndef nsIFontMetrics_h___
#define nsIFontMetrics_h___
#include "nsISupports.h"
#include "nsCoord.h"
struct nsFont;
class nsString;
class nsIDeviceContext;
// IID for the nsIFontMetrics interface
#define NS_IFONT_METRICS_IID \
{ 0xc74cb770, 0xa33e, 0x11d1, \
{ 0xa8, 0x24, 0x00, 0x40, 0x95, 0x9a, 0x28, 0xc9 } }
//----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* A native font handle
*/
typedef void* nsFontHandle;
/**
* Font metrics interface
*/
class nsIFontMetrics : public nsISupports
{
// XXX what about encoding, where do we put that? MMP
public:
static const nsIID& IID() { static nsIID iid = NS_IFONT_METRICS_IID; return iid; }
/**
* Initialize the font metrics. Call this after creating the font metrics.
* Font metrics you get from the font cache do NOT need to be initialized
*
* @see nsIDeviceContext#GetMetricsFor()
*/
NS_IMETHOD Init(const nsFont& aFont, nsIDeviceContext *aContext) = 0;
/**
* Destroy this font metrics. This breaks the association between
* the font metrics and the device context.
*/
NS_IMETHOD Destroy() = 0;
/**
* Return the font's xheight property, scaled into app-units.
*/
NS_IMETHOD GetXHeight(nscoord& aResult) = 0;
/**
* Return the font's superscript offset (the distance from the
* baseline to where a superscript's baseline should be placed). The
* value returned will be a positive value.
*/
NS_IMETHOD GetSuperscriptOffset(nscoord& aResult) = 0;
/**
* Return the font's subscript offset (the distance from the
* baseline to where a subscript's baseline should be placed). The
* value returned will be a positive value.
*/
NS_IMETHOD GetSubscriptOffset(nscoord& aResult) = 0;
/**
* Return the font's strikeout offset (the distance from the
* baseline to where a strikeout should be placed) and size
* Positive values are above the baseline, negative below.
*/
NS_IMETHOD GetStrikeout(nscoord& aOffset, nscoord& aSize) = 0;
/**
* Return the font's underline offset (the distance from the
* baseline to where a underline should be placed) and size.
* Positive values are above the baseline, negative below.
*/
NS_IMETHOD GetUnderline(nscoord& aOffset, nscoord& aSize) = 0;
/**
* Returns the height (in app units) of the font. This is ascent plus descent
* plus any internal leading
*/
NS_IMETHOD GetHeight(nscoord &aHeight) = 0;
/**
* Returns the amount of internal leading (in app units) for the font. This
* is computed as the "height - (ascent + descent)"
*/
NS_IMETHOD GetLeading(nscoord &aLeading) = 0;
/**
* Returns, in app units, the maximum distance characters in this font extend
* above the base line.
*/
NS_IMETHOD GetMaxAscent(nscoord &aAscent) = 0;
/**
* Returns, in app units, the maximum distance characters in this font extend
* below the base line.
*/
NS_IMETHOD GetMaxDescent(nscoord &aDescent) = 0;
/**
* Returns, in app units, the maximum character advance for the font
*/
NS_IMETHOD GetMaxAdvance(nscoord &aAdvance) = 0;
/**
* Returns the font associated with these metrics
*/
NS_IMETHOD GetFont(const nsFont *&aFont) = 0;
/**
* Returns the font handle associated with these metrics
*/
NS_IMETHOD GetFontHandle(nsFontHandle &aHandle) = 0;
};
#endif /* nsIFontMetrics_h___ */