Archived:Calculating text width in Qt This code snippets shows
how to use the QFont and QFontMetrics classes to draw a string
into the center of the screen and to get the string height and
width in pixels. Note: In order to use this code, you need to
have Qt for Symbian installed on your platform. - Install latest
Qt for Symbian see Qt for Symbian - Installation packages -
Check this link for installation guide: How to install the
package. - Go through this article: Getting started with Qt for
Symbian - This source code centers the text and sets the text
colour. // Create font // Set current font // Set font color //
Get QFontMetrics reference QFontMetrics fm =
painter.fontMetrics(); QString text = "helloworld"; // Calculate
text center position into the screen using QFontMetrics class
QPoint center = QPoint( ( width()-fm.width(text))/2, ( height()
- fm.height())/2 ); // QFontMetrics::width() gives calculated
text width with current QFont in QPainter //
QFontMetrics::height() gives text height The text is cen