Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: DynaPDF.GetGlyphOutline

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DynaPDF.GetGlyphOutline

Returns the outline of a glyph of the active font.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	iOS SDK
DynaPDF	14.5	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes

MBS( "DynaPDF.GetGlyphOutline"; PDF; Index ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

PDF The PDF reference returned from DynaPDF.New. $pdf

Index The Code page, Unicode, or CJK index. 123

Parameter	Description	Example
PDF	The PDF reference returned from DynaPDF.New.	$pdf
Index	The Code page, Unicode, or CJK index.	123

Result

Returns JSON or error.

Description

Returns the outline of a glyph of the active font.
The JSON returns:

AdvanceX	Glyph width in horizontal writing mode.
AdvanceY	Glyph height in vertical writing mode.
OriginX	Placement vector (vertical writing mode only).
OriginY	Placement vector (vertical writing mode only).
Lsb	Left side bearing (already applied, info only).
Tsb	Top side bearing (already applied, info only).
HaveBBox	If true, BBox was computed.
BBox	Bounding box of the glyph outline.
Outline	Outlines.
Size	Number of points.

See also GetGlyphOutline function in DynaPDF manual.

Examples

Queries glyph outline:

Show Custom Dialog [ "r" ; MBS( "DynaPDF.GetGlyphOutline"; $PDF; Code("A") ) ]

Example result:
{ "AdvanceX": 583, "AdvanceY": 0, "OriginX": 0, "OriginY": 0, "Lsb": 132, "Tsb": 250, "HaveBBox": false, "Size": 7, "Glyph": 65, "BBox": { "MinX": 0, "MinY": 0, "MaxX": 0, "MaxY": 0 }, "Outline": [ { "cmdCode": 1, "cmdText": "MoveTo", "x": 510.25, "y": 719.734375 }, { "cmdCode": 2, "cmdText": "LineTo", "x": 597.65625, "y": 288.09375 }, { "cmdCode": 2, "cmdText": "LineTo", "x": 475.09375, "y": 288.09375 }, { "cmdCode": 2, "cmdText": "LineTo", "x": 422.859375, "y": 564.453125 }, { "cmdCode": 2, "cmdText": "LineTo", "x": 251.953125, "y": 288.09375 }, { "cmdCode": 2, "cmdText": "LineTo", "x": 128.90625, "y": 288.09375 }, { "cmdCode": 2, "cmdText": "LineTo", "x": 400.390625, "y": 719.734375 } ] }