PRB: FONTMETRIC Returns Different Values for Courier Font

Last reviewed: June 12, 1996
Article ID: Q110765

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b
Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.5b

SYMPTOMS

FONTMETRIC(6) and FONTMETRIC(7) do not return the same values for the Courier font. The Courier font on the Macintosh platform is not a monospaced font.

FONTMETRIC(6) returns the average character width in pixels. FONTMETRIC(7) returns the maximum character width in pixels. For monospace fonts, these return values should be identical.

RESOLUTION

As an alternative, you can use the following code. These commands will return the same value if the font is monospace.

   ? TXTWIDTH('m','Courier',12)
   ? TXTWIDTH('i','Courier',12)

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

To reproduce this problem, type the following commands in the Command window:

   ? FONTMETRIC(6,'Courier',12)
   ? FONTMETRIC(7,'Courier',12)

The first command returns 7 and the second command returns 11.

Additional reference words: vFoxMac 3.00b FoxMac 2.50b mono-spaced
monospaced
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Last reviewed: June 12, 1996
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