# $EPIC: printlen.txt,v 1.3 2006/08/19 04:05:34 sthalik Exp $
======Synopsis:======
$__printlen__(<text>)

======Technical:======
   * The return value is the number of printable characters in <text>.
   * ANSI escape sequences will be counted as printable characters by this function! \\ Convert <text> via $[[stripcrap]](ANSI <text>) first if you suspect it may contain ansi escape sequences.

======Practical:======
Useful if you want to format columns of things that may contain highlight
attributes.

======Returns:======
number of *printable* characters in <text>

======Examples:======
$printlen(blah**C**4,2foo__B__bar)                  returns 10