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Chris Petersen edited this page Oct 16, 2014 · 1 revision

string-split-width returns a modified version of string str which is wrapped to fit into a window of width w using the fontsize obtained from font.

What is returned is a list, where each string in the list is one of the lines. The strings are also split by the new line character \n, which forces a new line.

Parameter Description
str The string to be split
w The maximal width before a split has to occur
fnt The font used to render the string

Example

Example 1: Wrap an 16pt string to fit onto a 100px wide window

> (string-split-width "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." 100 ascii_16.fnt)
("The quick " "brown fox " "jumps over "  "the lazy dog.")
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