GLYPHMETRICS structure (wingdi.h)
The GLYPHMETRICS structure contains information about the placement and orientation of a glyph in a character cell.
Syntax
typedef struct _GLYPHMETRICS {
UINT gmBlackBoxX;
UINT gmBlackBoxY;
POINT gmptGlyphOrigin;
short gmCellIncX;
short gmCellIncY;
} GLYPHMETRICS, *LPGLYPHMETRICS;
Members
gmBlackBoxX
The width of the smallest rectangle that completely encloses the glyph (its black box).
gmBlackBoxY
The height of the smallest rectangle that completely encloses the glyph (its black box).
gmptGlyphOrigin
The x- and y-coordinates of the upper left corner of the smallest rectangle that completely encloses the glyph.
gmCellIncX
The horizontal distance from the origin of the current character cell to the origin of the next character cell.
gmCellIncY
The vertical distance from the origin of the current character cell to the origin of the next character cell.
Remarks
Values in the GLYPHMETRICS structure are specified in device units.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
| Header | wingdi.h (include Windows.h) |