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Proposal: Add an API to modify the lineSkip property
Right now, when rendering multi-line text, there is no way to control how close to each other each line will render. TTF_initFontMetrics
computes a value automatically that looks good, but might not be what the developer needs (e.g. when used in situations with restricted space). CSS allows controlling this with their line-height
property, for example.
The proposal would be to add a pair of new functions:
TTF_GetFontLineSkip
returns the current configuration.
TTF_SetFontLineSkip
allows setting a new configuration.
And TTF_FontLineSkip would remain working the same as today, returning the recommended skip for a particular font, ensuring backwards compatibility.
Does this make sense?