[Interest] QML Text.Fit question

[Harri Pasanen]

Well, suppose I want to pass the font size used to a custom QQuickItem?
I think it would be useful to expose it.

Anyway, for me the discussion has been academic for a while, I already 
went to QFontMetrics in C++ some time ago...

Thanks for the feedback though :)

Harri

On 30/01/2015 12:57, Curtis Mitch wrote:
> If you're already using a rectangle to determine the size of the text, why not use one half the size to determine text that should be half the size?
>
> Besides that, there's probably not a better way to achieve what you're after, other than exposing the font size.
>
> Another option to consider, if you want to somehow get access to the font size, is to provide a function in QFontMetrics:
>
> int fontSize(const QRect &boundingRect) const
>
> I'm not sure if that makes sense for QFontMetrics' API, but I'm just throwing ideas around. :)
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Harri Pasanen <harri at mpaja.com>
> Sent: Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:12
> To: Curtis Mitch; interest at qt-project.org
> Subject: Re: [Interest] QML Text.Fit question
>
> We'll putting on my designer classes here:
>
> Imagine I have a rectangle on screen, let's say a sign to a shop.
> I want to have the title text within the sign so that it leaves 5 mm
> margin on both sides and top and bottom.   So I compute the rectangle
> where the text needs to fit, exactly so that it complements the golden
> ratio of the larger layout.
>
> Then I need to use the same font, exactly half size elsewhere in the
> image, again to please my eye.
> At that point it is convenient to know what the initial font size was.
>
> Or how would you achieve this otherwise?
>
> Regards,
>
> Harri
>
>
>
>
> On 29/01/2015 13:47, Curtis Mitch wrote:
>> I've found that a combination of scaling font size based on the default font size (font.pixelSize of an empty Text item, for example, or the new Font/TextMetrics types) and Text.Fit handles stuff pretty well. I'd be interested to see your case where it's not working, just because I'm curious. :)
>>
>> The patch to expose it shouldn't be that hard, and I don't see a reason why it'd be rejected. Still, I wonder if there's a better way to solve your problem.
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Harri Pasanen <harri at mpaja.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, 28 January 2015 15:48
>> To: Curtis Mitch; interest at qt-project.org
>> Subject: Re: [Interest] QML Text.Fit question
>>
>> On 28/01/2015 13:25, Curtis Mitch wrote:
>>> Why do you need to know the size of the text?
>> I work mostly in mobile space where the size, resolution and pixel
>> densities vary greatly between displays.
>>
>> If one wants to automate layout so that it remains usable (even if not
>> "artful" in all cases), one needs to settle on a font size where all the
>> text fits.   So it is convenient to be able to ask for a font size that
>> fits in a given rectangle and then standardize on that.
>>
>> I think it would be useful to expose that property in Text element.
>>
>> Just my 2 cents,
>>
>> Harri
>>