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Re: Is there an IT test for a tab-width spacer?
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Keith David Bershatsky |
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Re: Is there an IT test for a tab-width spacer? |
Date: |
Sat, 28 Oct 2017 11:06:19 -0700 |
Yes, that does indeed solve this issue.
Thank you very much -- greatly appreciated! :)
Keith
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DATE: [10-28-2017 10:23:39] <28 Oct 2017 20:23:39 +0300>
FROM: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
>
> > Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 10:10:02 -0700
> > From: Keith David Bershatsky <address@hidden>
> > Cc: address@hidden
> >
> > As we move IT, I would like to know if we can programmatically determine
> > the width of that adjustable space [associated with a tab] and the
> > corresponding X and HPOS of the next character. [Once those values are
> > known, I can place fake cursors along that adjustable space.]
>
> You have it.pixel_width.
>
> As for HPOS, it always moves by 1 for each glyph, so there's no notion
> of "width" for it.
>
> HTH