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Diffstat (limited to 'src/gui/text/qfontmetrics.cpp')
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diff --git a/src/gui/text/qfontmetrics.cpp b/src/gui/text/qfontmetrics.cpp index 2189923b25..aca59d0288 100644 --- a/src/gui/text/qfontmetrics.cpp +++ b/src/gui/text/qfontmetrics.cpp @@ -274,6 +274,24 @@ int QFontMetrics::ascent() const return qRound(engine->ascent()); } +/*! + Returns the cap height of the font. + + \since 5.8 + + The cap height of a font is the height of a capital letter above + the baseline. It specifically is the height of capital letters + that are flat - such as H or I - as opposed to round letters such + as O, or pointed letters like A, both of which may display overshoot. + + \sa ascent() +*/ +int QFontMetrics::capHeight() const +{ + QFontEngine *engine = d->engineForScript(QChar::Script_Common); + Q_ASSERT(engine != 0); + return qRound(engine->capHeight()); +} /*! Returns the descent of the font. @@ -1138,6 +1156,24 @@ qreal QFontMetricsF::ascent() const return engine->ascent().toReal(); } +/*! + Returns the cap height of the font. + + \since 5.8 + + The cap height of a font is the height of a capital letter above + the baseline. It specifically is the height of capital letters + that are flat - such as H or I - as opposed to round letters such + as O, or pointed letters like A, both of which may display overshoot. + + \sa ascent() +*/ +qreal QFontMetricsF::capHeight() const +{ + QFontEngine *engine = d->engineForScript(QChar::Script_Common); + Q_ASSERT(engine != 0); + return engine->capHeight().toReal(); +} /*! Returns the descent of the font. |