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    Question What is the line spacing

    Hi All,

    I want to know what the line spacing is, and how is it calculated? I investigate Qt4 source codes, but I have no idea yet.

    Example text:
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    The line spacing is:
    From the bottom of the g in the first line to the top of the P in the second line, OR
    From the bottom of the T of the first line to the top of the P of the second line?

    And how does QT4 calcuate this value?

    Thanks!

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    Default Re: What is the line spacing

    Quote Originally Posted by smoozer View Post
    Hi All,

    I want to know what the line spacing is
    Search for leading. Then you will quickly figure out what line spacing means in typographie.

    , and how is it calculated? I investigate Qt4 source codes, but I have no idea yet.

    Example text:
    Touch go to start
    Press button to continue


    The line spacing is:
    From the bottom of the g in the first line to the top of the P in the second line, OR
    From the bottom of the T of the first line to the top of the P of the second line?

    And how does QT4 calcuate this value?

    Thanks!
    I haven't looked up the sources, but Qt should use QFontInfo for getting the height of a font and then calculating the spacing. Depending on the factor you have set.

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    Default Re: What is the line spacing

    Quote Originally Posted by Lykurg View Post
    Search for leading. Then you will quickly figure out what line spacing means in typographie.



    I haven't looked up the sources, but Qt should use QFontInfo for getting the height of a font and then calculating the spacing. Depending on the factor you have set.
    Thank you. I found this figure, and know exactly what the property of one font.


    There is one question about leading:
    QFixed QFontEngineWin::leading() const
    {
    return tm.w.tmExternalLeading;
    }

    The tm.w.tmExternalLeading is always 0 when I debug. Is that the leading in the figure above. And there is one member tm.w.tmInternalLeading, I think, it's the exact leading value. But no witness in source codes. Any idea? Thanks.

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