text_dimensions: Get default text size for a graphic

In charlie-gallagher/ggunit: Utilies for graphic proportions

Get default text size for a graphic

Description

Given the size of a graphic and the desired height in lines, returns the text size in points to use as the default text size.

Usage

text_dimensions(height, lines, units = "in", round = TRUE)

Arguments

height	Height of the graphic.
lines	Desired number of lines tall the graphic will be.
units	Units in which height and width are given. Only "in", "cm", and "mm" are currently supported.
round	Logical, whether to round the output to the nearest point. Defaults to TRUE.

Value

Size of font in points, rounded to the nearest integer

Examples

# Find the appropriate default text size for a graphic that fills a whole
# 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
text_dimensions(height = 8.5,
                lines = 45,
                units = "in")

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