JDK-8100568 : There is need for font metrics
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: javafx
  • Sub-Component: graphics
  • Affected Version: fx2.0
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • Submitted: 2011-03-09
  • Updated: 2015-06-16
  • Resolved: 2011-03-09
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-8090775 - Need font/text measurement API
Description
To create custom nodes with advanced text features, there is need for font metrics.

Something like getStringBounds, getCharWidth, getOutline, getCharAdvance and additional functions to calculate glyph sizes.

br, josh.
Comments
This is a duplicate of RT-8060
09-03-2011