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<h1>FontWidth()</h1>
<h1>Parameters</h1>
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<h1>Description</h1>
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This returns the width, in pixels, of the currently selected font (using SetFont - previously loaded with LoadFont). This command returns the width of the WIDEST character of the font.
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<h1><a href=../2d_examples/FontWidth.bb>Example</a></h1>
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; FontWidth()/FontHeight example
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; enable graphics mode
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Graphics 800,600,16
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; Set global on font variable
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Global fntArial
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;Load fonts to a file handle variables
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fntArial=LoadFont("Arial",13,False,False,False)
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; set the font and print sizes
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SetFont fntArial
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Text 400,0,"The font width of the widest character is:"+ FontWidth(),True,False
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Text 400,30,"The height of the font is:"+ FontHeight(),True,False
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; Standard 'wait for ESC' from user
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While Not KeyHit(1)
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Wend
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; Clear all the fonts from memory!
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FreeFont fntArial
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