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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   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_delta| 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   // The style parameter specifies the new style for the font, and is a
63   // bitmask of the values: BOLD, ITALIC and UNDERLINE.
64   Font Derive(int size_delta, int style) const;
65 
66   // Returns the number of vertical pixels needed to display characters from
67   // the specified font.  This may include some leading, i.e. height may be
68   // greater than just ascent + descent.  Specifically, the Windows and Mac
69   // implementations include leading and the Linux one does not.  This may
70   // need to be revisited in the future.
71   int GetHeight() const;
72 
73   // Returns the baseline, or ascent, of the font.
74   int GetBaseline() const;
75 
76   // Returns the cap height of the font.
77   int GetCapHeight() const;
78 
79   // Returns the expected number of horizontal pixels needed to display the
80   // specified length of characters. Call gfx::GetStringWidth() to retrieve the
81   // actual number.
82   int GetExpectedTextWidth(int length) const;
83 
84   // Returns the style of the font.
85   int GetStyle() const;
86 
87   // Returns the specified font name in UTF-8.
88   std::string GetFontName() const;
89 
90   // Returns the actually used font name in UTF-8.
91   std::string GetActualFontNameForTesting() const;
92 
93   // Returns the font size in pixels.
94   int GetFontSize() const;
95 
96   // Returns the native font handle.
97   // Lifetime lore:
98   // Windows: This handle is owned by the Font object, and should not be
99   //          destroyed by the caller.
100   // Mac:     The object is owned by the system and should not be released.
101   // Gtk:     This handle is created on demand, and must be freed by calling
102   //          pango_font_description_free() when the caller is done using it or
103   //          by using ScopedPangoFontDescription.
104   NativeFont GetNativeFont() const;
105 
106   // Raw access to the underlying platform font implementation. Can be
107   // static_cast to a known implementation type if needed.
platform_font()108   PlatformFont* platform_font() const { return platform_font_.get(); }
109 
110  private:
111   // Wrapped platform font implementation.
112   scoped_refptr<PlatformFont> platform_font_;
113 };
114 
115 }  // namespace gfx
116 
117 #endif  // UI_GFX_FONT_H_
118