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% File src/library/graphics/man/strwidth.Rd
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% File src/library/graphics/man/strwidth.Rd
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% Part of the R package, https://www.R-project.org
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% Part of the R package, https://www.R-project.org
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% Copyright 1995-2011 R Core Team
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% Copyright 1995-2022 R Core Team
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% Distributed under GPL 2 or later
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% Distributed under GPL 2 or later
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\name{strwidth}
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\name{strwidth}
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\title{Plotting Dimensions of Character Strings and Math Expressions}
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\title{Plotting Dimensions of Character Strings and Math Expressions}
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\description{
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\description{
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    possibly including the graphics parameter \code{"family"}:
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    possibly including the graphics parameter \code{"family"}:
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    see \code{\link{text}}.}
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    see \code{\link{text}}.}
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}
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}
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\details{
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\details{
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  Note that the \sQuote{height} of a string is determined only by the
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  Note that the \sQuote{height} of a string is determined only by the
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  number of linefeeds (\code{"\n"}) it contains: it is the (number of
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  number of linefeeds (\code{"\n"}, aka \dQuote{newline}s) it contains: it is the (number of
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  linefeeds - 1) times the line spacing plus the height of \code{"M"} in
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  linefeeds - 1) times the line spacing plus the height of \code{"M"} in
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  the selected font.  For an expression it is the height of the
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  the selected font.  For an expression it is the height of the
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  bounding box as computed by \link{plotmath}.  Thus in both cases it is
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  bounding box as computed by \link{plotmath}.  Thus in both cases it is
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  an estimate of how far \bold{above} the final baseline the typeset
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  an estimate of how far \bold{above} the final baseline the typeset
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  object extends.  (It may also extend below the baseline.)  The
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  object extends.  (It may also extend below the baseline.)  The