Re: Pixel Length of text message

At 29.04.2002 10:17, you wrote:

In html/css you can set a font size in pixels -- in my experience this means a letter takes the same number of pixels, regardless of resolution. With php, can I use string length and font pixel size to determine the length of a given string on a screen? Does anyone know an algorithm for this that works for any/every font?

The chance that this works, even if you would have an algorithm is nearly null, as you don´t know which fonts are installed on the client, nor which version they have. Also what if the user disables JavaScript, then your nice css-stuff will not work either. To have text output to a specified length, you have to make it using gd. Then you are able to make a picture, containig the text you want . From this, you know it´s dimensions. but don´t forget the alt= attribute for people who have "load graphics" set off, or are not able to see graphics. HTH Oliver