Scaling Painter without scaling the coordinate sytem

[maverick_pol]

Hi guys,

I would like to ask about one small thing. Let's say I have a text which has some width/heigh. I draw it using :

painter->drawText(point,"text");

painter->drawText(point,"text");

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How to draw the same text, in the same point, but 10 times smaller?
painter->scale(...) scales the coordinate system, but I would like to scale only the text.

THanks

[high_flyer]

painter->scale(...) scales the coordinate system, but I would like to scale only the text.

How can the text exist with out a coordinate system?

What you do is save the current painter, then you scale, draw, and restore the saved painter.
see QPainter for details, ask if you have more questions.

[maverick_pol]

Hi,

I did not say that text exists without a coordinate system. Secondly I will try your suggestions.

Thanks for help.

Maverick


Ok. this is the code that works, logically.

painter->scale(0.001,0.001);
painter->drawText(QPointF(x*1000,y*1000),"text").

painter->scale(0.001,0.001);
painter->drawText(QPointF(x*1000,y*1000),"text").

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Text is 1000 times smaller, but still in the same place.

[high_flyer]

I did not say that text exists without a coordinate system.

Yes you did, but may be you were not aware of it.

painter->scale(...) scales the coordinate system, but I would like to scale only the text.

Text is 1000 times smaller, but still in the same place.

Does it mean you have your problem solved?

[maverick_pol]

Hi,

ALL in all, thank you for help and interest.
I do appreciate your hints.

Thanks.

Maverick