Enumeration

FontUnits


Description

Used by many DesktopUIControl classes to set the TextUnits property. This is the unit in which the font size is specified for the control.

Notes

The FontUnits enum has the following values:

Value

Constant

Description

0

Default

An appropriate cross-platform selection. On Macintosh, font units is in points, on Windows it is in pixel size, and on Linux it is a scale Point size. This is a legacy carry-over from the days where the TextSize of 12 was the default and 12 was assumed to be the standard font size on each platform.

1

Pixel

Units are pixels.

2

Point

Units are points.

3

Inches

Units are inches.

4

Millimeter

Units are millimeters.

This feature works on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Sample code

Setting the units to pixels for a TextArea control:

Me.FontUnit = FontUnits.Pixel

Compatibility

All project types on all supported operating systems.