"RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
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>I am creating Text Slides for my user, i.e. taking text input and creating
>jpegs out of it.
>
> I have text and the selected font. Is there a method for calculating the
> maximum font size I should use in order to fit the output to a specific
> area, like 1024x768?
>
> Or do I have to use MeasureString with the width and iterate until the
> height is hit?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> RobinS.
>
>

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> Effectively, as you surmise, it's an iterative process. I use a binary
> chop type algorithm.
>
> The effect depends greatly on the font used.
>
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> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
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>>I am creating Text Slides for my user, i.e. taking text input and
>>creating jpegs out of it.
>>
>> I have text and the selected font. Is there a method for calculating the
>> maximum font size I should use in order to fit the output to a specific
>> area, like 1024x768?
>>
>> Or do I have to use MeasureString with the width and iterate until the
>> height is hit?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> RobinS.
>>
>>
>
>