*text*. The generic version simply builds a running total of the widths
of each character using GetTextExtent, however if the various
platforms have a native API function that is faster or more accurate
-than the generic implementaiton then it will be used instead.</docstring>
+than the generic implementation then it will be used instead.</docstring>
<paramlist>
<param name="text" type="String" default=""/>
</paramlist>