topic Re: Calculating the width for a TextSymbol in Java Maps SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/java-maps-sdk-questions/calculating-the-width-for-a-textsymbol/m-p/600067#M1829 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If tried that. The markers in the pictures are calculated that way. The width differs greatly for different fonts. The font size corresponds with height not width.</P><P>The font size in the pictures is 48. I've also tried to use the Java2D FontMetrics to calculate the width but the results vary from the displayed text.</P><P></P><P></P><P><IMG alt="5abf998f-7fb2-4cce-86f8-950c80c73e9d_1440149067006.png" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/123277_5abf998f-7fb2-4cce-86f8-950c80c73e9d_1440149067006.png" style="height: auto;" /><IMG alt="5abf998f-7fb2-4cce-86f8-950c80c73e9d_1440149068991.png" class="image-2 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/123305_5abf998f-7fb2-4cce-86f8-950c80c73e9d_1440149068991.png" style="height: auto;" /><IMG alt="5abf998f-7fb2-4cce-86f8-950c80c73e9d_1440149071227.png" class="image-3 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/123306_5abf998f-7fb2-4cce-86f8-950c80c73e9d_1440149071227.png" style="height: auto;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 21 Aug 2015 09:29:57 GMT GabrielUnmüßig 2015-08-21T09:29:57Z Calculating the width for a TextSymbol https://community.esri.com/t5/java-maps-sdk-questions/calculating-the-width-for-a-textsymbol/m-p/600065#M1827 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is there a way to get or calculate the displayed width of a TextSymbol? The TextSymbol.getWidth() method returns 0 because the geometry is a point. Im trying to draw selection markers around the symbol.</P><P></P><P></P><P><IMG alt="Text.png" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/123148_Text.png" style="height: auto;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 20 Aug 2015 15:23:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/java-maps-sdk-questions/calculating-the-width-for-a-textsymbol/m-p/600065#M1827 GabrielUnmüßig 2015-08-20T15:23:02Z Re: Calculating the width for a TextSymbol https://community.esri.com/t5/java-maps-sdk-questions/calculating-the-width-for-a-textsymbol/m-p/600066#M1828 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Interesting.</P><P>Have you tried doing something with getting the font size from the text symbol and finding the length of the String value returned from TextSymbol.getText()?</P><P>I wonder if evaluating these two variables would give you a rough guesstimate if the size of the symbol.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:47:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/java-maps-sdk-questions/calculating-the-width-for-a-textsymbol/m-p/600066#M1828 EricBader 2015-08-20T18:47:38Z Re: Calculating the width for a TextSymbol https://community.esri.com/t5/java-maps-sdk-questions/calculating-the-width-for-a-textsymbol/m-p/600067#M1829 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If tried that. The markers in the pictures are calculated that way. The width differs greatly for different fonts. The font size corresponds with height not width.</P><P>The font size in the pictures is 48. I've also tried to use the Java2D FontMetrics to calculate the width but the results vary from the displayed text.</P><P></P><P></P><P><IMG alt="5abf998f-7fb2-4cce-86f8-950c80c73e9d_1440149067006.png" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/123277_5abf998f-7fb2-4cce-86f8-950c80c73e9d_1440149067006.png" style="height: auto;" /><IMG alt="5abf998f-7fb2-4cce-86f8-950c80c73e9d_1440149068991.png" class="image-2 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/123305_5abf998f-7fb2-4cce-86f8-950c80c73e9d_1440149068991.png" style="height: auto;" /><IMG alt="5abf998f-7fb2-4cce-86f8-950c80c73e9d_1440149071227.png" class="image-3 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/123306_5abf998f-7fb2-4cce-86f8-950c80c73e9d_1440149071227.png" style="height: auto;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 21 Aug 2015 09:29:57 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/java-maps-sdk-questions/calculating-the-width-for-a-textsymbol/m-p/600067#M1829 GabrielUnmüßig 2015-08-21T09:29:57Z