NAME

       ALLEGRO_GLYPH - Allegro 5 API

SYNOPSIS

              #include <allegro5/allegro_font.h>

              typedef struct ALLEGRO_GLYPH ALLEGRO_GLYPH;

DESCRIPTION

       A structure containing the properties of a character in a font.

              typedef struct ALLEGRO_GLYPH {
                 ALLEGRO_BITMAP *bitmap;   // the bitmap the character is on
                 int x;                    // the x position of the glyph on bitmap
                 int y;                    // the y position of the glyph on bitmap
                 int w;                    // the width of the glyph in pixels
                 int h;                    // the height of the glyph in pixels
                 int kerning;              // pixels of kerning (see below)
                 int offset_x;             // x offset to draw the glyph at
                 int offset_y;             // y offset to draw the glyph at
                 int advance;              // number of pixels to advance after this character
              } ALLEGRO_GLYPH;

       bitmap may be a sub-bitmap in the case of color fonts.

       kerning  should  be added to the x position you draw to if you want your text kerned and depends on which
       codepoints al_get_glyph(3alleg5) was called with.

       Glyphs are tightly packed onto the bitmap, so you need to add offset_x and offset_y to your draw position
       for the text to look right.

       advance  is  the  number of pixels to add to your x position to advance to the next character in a string
       and includes kerning.

SINCE

       5.2.1

              [Unstable API]: This API is new and subject to refinement.

SEE ALSO

       al_get_glyph(3alleg5)