Re: [Freetype] Short question

[Werner LEMBERG]

> How can I get general font metrics (acsent/descent) in twips or
> pixels ?
>
> The value I get simply dividing the values by 64 is not even close
> to what I expect
>
> (face->size->metrics->acsender == 90 px for 12pt font ?)

Why not?  It also depends on the ppem/dpi value:

  ppem = size * dpi / 72;

For example, if I have 12pt for 1440dpi (this is twips, right?), I get
a ppem of 240, thus a value of 90 for the ascender of a lowercase
letter is not unlikely.


    Werner