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1 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
3 // found in the LICENSE file.
4 
5 #ifndef UI_GFX_FONT_H_
6 #define UI_GFX_FONT_H_
7 
8 #include <string>
9 
10 #include "base/memory/ref_counted.h"
11 #include "base/strings/string16.h"
12 #include "ui/gfx/gfx_export.h"
13 #include "ui/gfx/native_widget_types.h"
14 
15 namespace gfx {
16 
17 class PlatformFont;
18 
19 // Font provides a wrapper around an underlying font. Copy and assignment
20 // operators are explicitly allowed, and cheap.
21 //
22 // Figure of font metrics:
23 //   +--------+-------------------+------------------+
24 //   |        |                   | internal leading |
25 //   |        | ascent (baseline) +------------------+
26 //   | height |                   | cap height       |
27 //   |        |-------------------+------------------+
28 //   |        | descent (height - baseline)          |
29 //   +--------+--------------------------------------+
30 class GFX_EXPORT Font {
31  public:
32   // The following constants indicate the font style.
33   enum FontStyle {
34     NORMAL = 0,
35     BOLD = 1,
36     ITALIC = 2,
37     UNDERLINE = 4,
38   };
39 
40   // Creates a font with the default name and style.
41   Font();
42 
43   // Creates a font that is a clone of another font object.
44   Font(const Font& other);
45   gfx::Font& operator=(const Font& other);
46 
47   // Creates a font from the specified native font.
48   explicit Font(NativeFont native_font);
49 
50   // Constructs a Font object with the specified PlatformFont object. The Font
51   // object takes ownership of the PlatformFont object.
52   explicit Font(PlatformFont* platform_font);
53 
54   // Creates a font with the specified name in UTF-8 and size in pixels.
55   Font(const std::string& font_name, int font_size);
56 
57   ~Font();
58 
59   // Returns a new Font derived from the existing font.
60   // |size_deta| is the size in pixels to add to the current font. For example,
61   // a value of 5 results in a font 5 pixels bigger than this font.
62   Font DeriveFont(int size_delta) const;
63 
64   // Returns a new Font derived from the existing font.
65   // |size_delta| is the size in pixels to add to the current font. See the
66   // single argument version of this method for an example.
67   // The style parameter specifies the new style for the font, and is a
68   // bitmask of the values: BOLD, ITALIC and UNDERLINE.
69   Font DeriveFont(int size_delta, int style) const;
70 
71   // Returns the number of vertical pixels needed to display characters from
72   // the specified font.  This may include some leading, i.e. height may be
73   // greater than just ascent + descent.  Specifically, the Windows and Mac
74   // implementations include leading and the Linux one does not.  This may
75   // need to be revisited in the future.
76   int GetHeight() const;
77 
78   // Returns the baseline, or ascent, of the font.
79   int GetBaseline() const;
80 
81   // Returns the cap height of the font.
82   int GetCapHeight() const;
83 
84   // Returns the average character width for the font.
85   int GetAverageCharacterWidth() const;
86 
87   // Returns the number of horizontal pixels needed to display the specified
88   // string.
89   int GetStringWidth(const base::string16& text) const;
90 
91   // Returns the expected number of horizontal pixels needed to display the
92   // specified length of characters. Call GetStringWidth() to retrieve the
93   // actual number.
94   int GetExpectedTextWidth(int length) const;
95 
96   // Returns the style of the font.
97   int GetStyle() const;
98 
99   // Returns the specified font name in UTF-8.
100   std::string GetFontName() const;
101 
102   // Returns the actually used font name in UTF-8.
103   std::string GetActualFontNameForTesting() const;
104 
105   // Returns the font size in pixels.
106   int GetFontSize() const;
107 
108   // Returns the native font handle.
109   // Lifetime lore:
110   // Windows: This handle is owned by the Font object, and should not be
111   //          destroyed by the caller.
112   // Mac:     The object is owned by the system and should not be released.
113   // Gtk:     This handle is created on demand, and must be freed by calling
114   //          pango_font_description_free() when the caller is done using it or
115   //          by using ScopedPangoFontDescription.
116   NativeFont GetNativeFont() const;
117 
118   // Raw access to the underlying platform font implementation. Can be
119   // static_cast to a known implementation type if needed.
platform_font()120   PlatformFont* platform_font() const { return platform_font_.get(); }
121 
122  private:
123   // Wrapped platform font implementation.
124   scoped_refptr<PlatformFont> platform_font_;
125 };
126 
127 }  // namespace gfx
128 
129 #endif  // UI_GFX_FONT_H_
130