Re: [ft] Calculating the height of the rectangle when selecting text while using Freetype

[Kirk Wallace]

On 01/19/2015 06:41 AM, Diederick Huijbers wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using Freetype + Harfbuzz to create a text input field for an
> OpenGL application and I'm trying to figure out what metrics I should
> use to calculate the height of the rectangle you see when you select
> text in a text input field.

I'm not sure if this helps, but this application looks at all the points 
in each character in a string and records the maximum and minimum 
values. Looking at the source (ttt.c) might shed some light on your problem.
http://timeguy.com/cradek/01276453959


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