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Converting text to geometry
<![CDATA[
<Window x:Class="GlyphExamples.GlyphClipping"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="Glyph Clipping" Height="300" Width="300">
<Grid HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Width="64">
<Grid.LayoutTransform>
<ScaleTransform ScaleX="4" ScaleY="4" />
</Grid.LayoutTransform>
<Button x:Name="button1" Content="Click" />
</Grid>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Threading;
namespace GlyphExamples
{
public partial class GlyphClipping : System.Windows.Window
{
public GlyphClipping()
{
InitializeComponent();
FormattedText text = new FormattedText("CLIP!",
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture,
FlowDirection.LeftToRight,
new Typeface("Gill Sans Ultra Bold"),
20,
Brushes.Black);
Geometry textGeometry = text.BuildGeometry(new Point(0, 0));
button1.Clip = textGeometry;
}
}
}
]]>