Hello Monks I am using PDF:API2. I have the following issue. So i want to write data into pdf file the string should be maximum 16 long. When i am writing it to the pdf for example: 'WORD' and 'WWWW' the weight of the words and the letters in not the same , so WWWW takes more space in the pdf. Is there any way to track what is the weight of the word ? I was thinking of coordinates but i am not sure how. Or to check if you have such big letters as 'W' but this is not the right way . Any suggestions what can i do? 

my $pdf=PDF::API2->open('mypdf.pdf');
my $ft=$pdf->corefont('Verdana', -encode=>'cp1251');
my $page = $pdf->openpage('1');
my $gfx=$page->gfx();
$gfx->textlabel(570,750,$ft,25,'OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO',-color => '#09F');

$gfx->textlabel(370,600,$ft,25,'WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW',-color => '#09F');

$gfx->textlabel(750,855,$ft,50,'088/888888',-color => '#09F');

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