Re: coordinates of words in HTML document

From: Allen (spam_at_swnews.net)
Date: 03/30/05


Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:19:24 +0000

Vivek wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am new to X server and rendering, so please let me know if my
> question is unclear.
>
> I wish to find coordinates of all words in html document as they are
> rendered on the screen. I want the coordinates with reference to start
> of html document (say left bottom) and not in reference with screen
> visible to user. The task at hand is to measure distances between
> words on display in HTML document.

Grab the source for Mozilla/Firefox and start reading the code in the gecko
engine.
>
> Please suggest what would be good steps for doing so.
>
> Thanks,
> Vivek



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