How: calculate the length of a text

["Unger, Joachim" <Jo...@softwareag.com>]

How can I calculate the length (in mm) of a text before output?

Is there a solution für FOP?

Regards,

Joachim


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Re: How: calculate the length of a text

["J.Pietschmann" <j3...@yahoo.de>]

Unger, Joachim wrote:
> How can I calculate the length (in mm) of a text before output?

Why do you think you need this?

> Is there a solution für FOP?
Wrong question. There is always a solution in software.

J.Pietschmann


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Re: How: calculate the length of a text

[Clay Leeds <cl...@medata.com>]

You could use a monospace font (e.g., font-family="Courier New, Courier, 
monospace"), measure the width of each character, and then count the 
number of characters.

Of course, the font-size, will be significant. 8pt Courier text is a 
little <2mm wide. You'd also have to consider that spaces at the end of 
a line may be removed in favor of a linefeed.

Hope this helps!

Web Maestro Clay

Unger, Joachim wrote:
> How can I calculate the length (in mm) of a text before output?
> 
> Is there a solution für FOP?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Joachim


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