Forums Bug Reports $width

mIRC returns a width even if you pass an invalid font to $width, eg:

//echo -a $width(bug,rfjg46*&$^*£"¬!,11)

Well if you use /drawtext with an invalid font then it will use a default font instead, presumably $width returns the width of that font.

Yes, but:
1. it doesn't say that in the help file.
2. it should still return 0 or $null, because the font doesn't even exist.

1. Fair enough. Perhaps it should.
2. Why? It's not $fontexists(), it's $width() - that means it's used to check the width of some text to be used with /drawtext, which is precisely what it does.

It gives out wrong info, $width(xyz,fjt74673gfgk,10) should not be '15' unless you have that font installed.

while we're at it, an identifier that returns the installed fonts would be pretty nice

What do you think i was trying to use it for? :tongue:

The right tool for the right job... try a Feature Suggestion instead. :P

I agree with starbucks; $width is working as it should.

Maybe this would be helpful.

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