Graphics.MeasureString - how to handle advanced settings, how to get breaks

Hi all;

I've been usingGraphics.MeasureString to measure line lengths. However, I now need to take into account:

1. Small Caps
2. Scaling (making each character thinner/wider).
3. Spacing (adding/subtracting space after each character).
4. Hyphenation, where line breaks can occur at specific places within words.

Is there a way to do this using MeasureString? The two fundamental things I need to get is:

1. How long is a passed in string.
2. For a passed in string and length, how many characters of the string fits in that length.

I can do this calling it character by character. But is there a better way?

Also, is there a better means of finding the break point in a string for a given length other than calling MeasureString and keep adding a letter to the string until I pass the length limit?

thanks - dave

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