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problem with mtext position
problem with mtext position
hi, when i'm reading .dwg files with mtext and font is missing i replace it with default font ( i'm overriding getpreferablefont / findfile for that) but text produced in this way is in different place than oryginal text. is there any possibility to recalculate text's with new font ? odamfcapp have the same problem ..
if a font is substituted by another one text position may change because another font has different metrics (character dimensions/proportions).
how autocad displays this text if the font is missing?
if odamfcapp displays the text differently from autocad in the same situation than please provide a sample to reproduce the situation.
sergey slezkin
you have right. autocad display mtexts the same like odamfcapp but in my program i have problem with justification. how can i get pure text width from mtext object? i have enclosed screenshot where it is showed my problem, texts aren't in good place because of justification. i can do this if i had textwidth. when i am trying to get textwidth() i get width of mtext bounding box what is useless..
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try to use actualwidth() method. note the result will be correct in case font is available.
best regards,
sergey z.