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Re: Calculate the size of text-output [message #89411 is a reply to message #89410]

Fri, 10 October 2014 10:04

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On Friday, October 10, 2014 4:48:04 AM UTC-6, Corinne Frey wrote:
> Hello,
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> I would like to know the size of a text-annotation in a plot:
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> eg.
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> w = window(dimensions=[200,200])
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> t = text(0,0,myannotation,font_name=myfont,font_size=15,/device)
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> How can I find out the pixel size of myannotation?
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> I need to know this for the scaling of another new window.
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> Thanks and best regards,
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> Corinne

Hi Corinne,

You can use the undocumented "GetTextDimensions" method. For example:

IDL> p = plot(/test)
IDL> t = text(0, 1, 'Hello', /DATA, CLIP=0) ; ion the data layer
IDL> print, t.GetTextDimensions()
14.931223 0.072726995 0.00000000
IDL> t1 = text(0,0, 'Annotation') ; in the annotation layer
IDL> print, t1.GetTextDimensions()
0.30468721 0.054687291 0.00000000

For text in the "data" layer, the units will be in "data" units. For text in the "annotation" layer, the units will be normalized 0-1. You can use the ConvertCoord() method to convert between different coordinates.

Cheers,
Chris
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