Gimp.text_get_extents_fontname
@accepts(unicode, float, Gimp.SizeType, unicode, int, int, int, int)
@returns(bool)
def text_get_extents_fontname(text, size, size_type, fontname, width, height, ascent, descent):
# Python wrapper for gimp_text_get_extents_fontname()
Get extents of the bounding box for the specified text.
This tool returns the width and height of a bounding box for the specified text string with the specified font information. Ascent and descent for the specified font are returned as well. Parameter size-type is not used and is currently ignored. If you need to display a font in points, divide the size in points by 72.0 and multiply it by the vertical resolution of the image you are taking into account.
- text
The text to generate (in UTF-8 encoding).
- size
The size of text in either pixels or points.
- size_type
The units of specified size.
- fontname
The name of the font.
- width
The width of the specified font.
- height
The height of the specified font.
- ascent
The ascent of the specified font.
- descent
The descent of the specified font.
- Returns