Method

PangoFontMetricsget_approximate_char_width

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Declaration [src] 

int
pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_char_width (
  PangoFontMetrics* metrics
)
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Description [src]

Gets the approximate character width for a font metrics structure.

This is merely a representative value useful, for example, for determining the initial size for a window. Actual characters in text will be wider and narrower than this.

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Return value

Type: int

The character width, in Pango units.