How to get the font metrics of a QPainter outside paintEvent?

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How to get the font metrics of a QPainter outside paintEvent drawing method? I would need this before painting on the screen.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 29 '12 at 15:10

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If you need to do text layout outside of your paint event, just create a QFontMetrics from the font you will be using.

answered Nov 29 '12 at 15:10

Dan Milburn

Which font is this one? if we do not set it manually? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11011238/how-do-you-get-system-default-font-settings-in-qt – Adrian Maire Jan 28 '16 at 12:58

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