Graphics.DrawString

General
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Checks http://developer.xojo.com/2016r41-release-notes what that a stealth update Norman?

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http://documentation.xojo.com/index.php/Graphics.StringWidth

been documented to return a double for many many years (since 2007 or so)
And the notes say " Currently, only Mac OS X supports fractional widths. In the future, fractional widths may be supported on other platforms."
With the move to Direct2D it still returns a double and that double has fractional portions as well

Just tried it in a one liner desktop app

Create a new DesktopApp
In Window1.Paint just put

dim d as double = g.StringWidth("foobar")
break

and check the value

http://developer.xojo.com/2016r4-release-notes

  • Windows HiDPI support is finalized.
  • Windows Graphics subsystem now uses Direct2D and DirectWrite for improved drawing speed and modern graphics support.