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