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Hi guys, I want to use `letterSpacing` in my `Text()` . I did it like this
```letterSpacing = 0.7.sp```
but when I move this value to `dimen.xml`  and using like this
```letterSpacing = dimensionResource(id = R.dimen.text_letter_spacing),```
It giving me error on `Text()` . Error in thread

```None of the following functions can be called with the arguments supplied.
Text(AnnotatedString, Modifier = ..., Color = ..., TextUnit = ..., FontStyle? = ..., FontWeight? = ..., FontFamily? = ..., TextUnit = ..., TextDecoration? = ..., TextAlign? = ..., TextUnit = ..., TextOverflow = ..., Boolean = ..., Int = ..., Map&lt;String, InlineTextContent&gt; = ..., (TextLayoutResult) → Unit = ..., TextStyle = ...) defined in androidx.compose.material
Text(String, Modifier = ..., Color = ..., TextUnit = ..., FontStyle? = ..., FontWeight? = ..., FontFamily? = ..., TextUnit = ..., TextDecoration? = ..., TextAlign? = ..., TextUnit = ..., TextOverflow = ..., Boolean = ..., Int = ..., (TextLayoutResult) → Unit = ..., TextStyle = ...) defined in androidx.compose.material```

`dimensionResource` returns a value in `dp` but `letterSpacing` expects `TextUnit`

So, is there no way to convert those values?

you can use the `LocalDensity` for convertion:
```letterSpacing = with(LocalDensity.current){dimensionResource(id=R.dimen.text_letter_spacing).toSp()}```

Not sure though if it is the correct value. so `dimensionResource`  will return a `dp` and with this method you are then converting this `dp` into `sp`

sp are dp multiplied by the user selected font scale factor

see <https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/more-resources#Dimension>

Just beware that letterSpacing doesn't play nice with elipssis text. Longstanding android text bug, we removed letterSpacing because we use maxLines 1 or 2 in a bunch of places with elipssis and the letterspacing ruins our design because of the android bug

Got any repro of this Colton? We're using the same and I haven't noticed it before

I believe i fixed a letterspacing, ellipsis and one more thing not playing well each other in compose.

<@U010JQZ3FRC> yeah I think the repro was pretty simple. I think i filed like 2+ bugs about it that <@UJCUZLJH1> said will have to be fixed in Android 13 or 14 since it was an OS level issue with Text. let me look up the issue tracker.

If you have a visual of the issue you can share it would be great too, sounds like I'll hit this issue soon too so I'd rather get ahead of it :smile: