Enumeration

FontUnits

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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.TextUnit = FontUnits.Pixel

Compatibility

All project types on all supported operating systems.

See also

DesktopBevelButton, DesktopCheckBox, DesktopComboBox, Graphics, DesktopGroupBox, DesktopLabel, DesktopListBox, DesktopPopupMenu, DesktopButton, DesktopRadioButton, TextShape, DesktopTabPanel, DesktopTextArea, DesktopTextField controls