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Font Heights as Double/Float rather than Integer [message #1697054]

Mon, 01 June 2015 08:59

John Gymer

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Registered: November 2012
Location: UK

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In HTML/CSS, it is possible to specify font heights with decimal points, which is useful when converting from Pixels to Points. For example, 8px is essentially 10.6pt (think I've got it the right way around!).

However, RAP only supports Integer font heights (SWT restriction with Font#setHeight method). It would be very useful to be able to specify height with decimal precision to support automatic conversion of pt-to-px values.

The reality is that 8pt is not identical to 10px or 11px, so text takes up different physical dimensions. Using a tight UI design that used 8pt cannot therefore be automatically placed in RAP without undersizing or oversizing.

Is this possible? Perhaps there is another way to do it?

Thanks, John

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