How to draw a string without padding

Question

I am using the GraphicsPath.AddString() function, but it draws the text with a little space around the text. Any idea how to draw the string without that padding, only the paths of the text?

My code is like this:

GraphicsPath gp = new GraphicsPath();

gp.AddString(text, font.FontFamily, (int)font.Style, font.Size,
    boundsRectangle, format);

g.DrawPath(pen, gp);

What have you set in the FormatFlags in the StringFormat parameter? — plinth, Apr 04 '13 at 13:28
thanks plinth for the reply, the StringFromat is _format = StringFormat.GenericDefault; is there some thing can solve the problem in the flags? — MHMr, Apr 04 '13 at 18:36
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/118686/measurestring-pads-the-text-on-the-left-and-the-right — Ken Kin, Apr 04 '13 at 23:42

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

What is happening is the under the hood it is probably using Graphics.MeasureString(), from the documentation :

GDI+ adds a small amount (1/6 em) to each end of every string displayed. This 1/6 em allows >for glyphs with overhanging ends (such as italic 'f'), and also gives GDI+ a small amount >of leeway to help with grid fitting expansion.

The default action of DrawString will work against you in displaying adjacent runs:

Firstly the default StringFormat adds an extra 1/6 em at each end of each output; Secondly, when grid fitted widths are less than designed, the string is allowed to contract by up to an em. To avoid these problems:

Always pass MeasureString and DrawString a StringFormat based on the typographic >StringFormat (GenericTypographic). Set the Graphics TextRenderingHint to TextRenderingHintAntiAlias. This rendering method >uses anti-aliasing and sub-pixel glyph positioning to avoid the need for grid-fitting, and >is thus inherently resolution independent.

So it looks like you should be able to fix this using the correct StringFormat.

Unfortunately this doesn't work. It removes the horizontal padding, but the vertical padding is still there. — BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft, Oct 06 '19 at 11:25

How to draw a string without padding

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