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-/*****************************************************************************
- *
- * This file is part of Mapnik (c++ mapping toolkit)
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2011 Artem Pavlenko
- *
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
- *
- *****************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef MAPNIK_CHAR_INFO_HPP
-#define MAPNIK_CHAR_INFO_HPP
-
-#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
-#include <mapnik/text/char_properties_ptr.hpp>
-
-namespace mapnik {
-
-class char_info
-{
-public:
-    char_info(unsigned c_, double width_, double ymax_, double ymin_, double line_height_)
-        :  c(c_),
-           width(width_),
-           line_height(line_height_),
-           ymin(ymin_),
-           ymax(ymax_),
-           avg_height(ymax - ymin),
-           format()
-    {
-    }
-
-    char_info()
-        :  c(0),
-           width(0),
-           line_height(0),
-           ymin(0),
-           ymax(0),
-           avg_height(0),
-           format()
-    {
-    }
-
-    double height() const { return ymax-ymin; }
-
-    unsigned c;
-    double width;
-    double line_height;
-    double ymin;
-    double ymax;
-    double avg_height;
-    char_properties_ptr format;
-
-};
-}
-
-#endif //MAPNIK_CHAR_INFO_HPP