getting widget font size

The e2_widget_get_font_pixels func doesn't work correctly (it was my contribution). 

Attached is a patch that seems much better.

--
David Jensen


--- src/utils/e2_widget.c       2006-11-11 15:31:14.000000000 -0600
+++ src/utils/e2_widget.c       2007-02-25 07:57:32.000000000 -0600
@@ -459,14 +459,11 @@
  **/
 void e2_widget_get_font_pixels (GtkWidget *widget, gint *width, gint *height)
 {
-       PangoContext *context = gtk_widget_get_pango_context (widget);
-       PangoFontMetrics *metrics = pango_context_get_metrics (context,
-                       widget->style->font_desc, pango_context_get_language 
(context));
-       *width = PANGO_PIXELS (pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_char_width
-               (metrics));
-       *height = PANGO_PIXELS (pango_font_metrics_get_ascent (metrics) +
-                               pango_font_metrics_get_descent (metrics));
-       pango_font_metrics_unref (metrics);
+       /* From http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/
+          gtk/gtk-question-index.html (1.13) */
+       PangoLayout *pa = gtk_widget_create_pango_layout(widget, "m");
+       pango_layout_get_pixel_size(pa, width, height);
+       g_object_unref(pa);
 }
 /**
  * @brief  set a font for a widget

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