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PS_STRINGWIDTH3(3)					    PS_STRINGWIDTH3(3)

	     uwe@steinmann.cx
       UWE STEINMANN 2003Uwe SteinmannApril 28,	2003;

NAME
       PS_string_geometry -- Gets geometry of a	string

SYNOPSIS
       #include	<pslib.h>

       float  PS_string_geometry(PSDoc	*psdoc,	const char *text, int len, int
       fontid, float size, float *dimension)

DESCRIPTION
       This function is	identical to PS_stringwidth2(3)		   but has  an
       extra  parameter	 dimension  which, if not		 NULL, will be
       used to return further dimensions of the	string.

       dimension[0] contains the width as returned		  by the func-
       tion.  dimension[1] contains the		       maximum	descender  and
       dimension[2] the	maximum		       ascender	of the string.

RETURN VALUE
       Width of	a string in points.

SEE ALSO
       PS_stringwidth(3), PS_stringwidth2(3)

AUTHOR
       This manual page	was written by Uwe Steinmann uwe@steinmann.cx.

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