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#Sep 28th @ 10:25 PM
BitFlipper
BitFlipper

Hi,

 

I have a control that renders custom text, and I also implemented a word break algorithm. It works fine, but then of course I found that languages like Chinese and Japanese have more complex word break rules so I am looking for a way to make use of existing word break algorithms while still rendering my own text.

 

Basically, I have a long string of text, and a maximum pixel width that the text can occupy. I need to call into a method that returns the number of characters that would fit, given the font, etc.

 

Does anyone know of a way to do that using what is available in .Net 2.0?

#Sep 29th @ 2:21 AM
W3bbo
W3bbo
The Master of Baiters

There's no general-solution for all the world's languages; which algorithm are you using right now?

 

Also, by "word breaking" do you mean hypthenation or just inserting newlines where there are existing whitespace?

#Sep 29th @ 6:35 PM
BitFlipper
BitFlipper

I am using my own word break algorithm.

 

And I mean "word breaking" at spaces, tabs, newlines, hyphens, etc. I don't try to break words themselves, that is beyond what I can implement on my own (I'd need a hyphen dictionary for one...)

 

EDIT: I guess the correct term in "line breaking", not "word breaking". Is there an API I can use that will do what I need?

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