diff --git a/src/tests/kits/interface/bfont/GetBoundingBoxesTest.cpp b/src/tests/kits/interface/bfont/GetBoundingBoxesTest.cpp
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+#include <Application.h>
+#include <Font.h>
+#include <Rect.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+void
+GetBoundingBoxesAsGlyphsTest(BFont *font)
+{
+	const char string[] = "test string";
+	int32 numChars = 11;
+	BRect rectArray[numChars];
+	font->GetBoundingBoxesAsGlyphs(string, numChars, B_SCREEN_METRIC, rectArray);
+
+	for (int32 i=0; i<numChars; i++) {
+		rectArray[i].PrintToStream();
+	}
+}
+
+void
+GetBoundingBoxesAsStringTest(BFont *font)
+{
+	const char string[] = "test string";
+	int32 numChars = 11;
+	BRect rectArray[numChars];
+	escapement_delta delta = { 0.0, 0.0 };
+	font->GetBoundingBoxesAsString(string, numChars, B_SCREEN_METRIC, &delta, rectArray);
+
+	for (int32 i=0; i<numChars; i++) {
+		rectArray[i].PrintToStream();
+	}
+}
+
+void
+GetBoundingBoxesForStringsTest(BFont *font)
+{
+	char string[] = "test string";
+	int32 numStrings = 1;
+	const char* stringArray[numStrings];
+	stringArray[0] = string;
+	BRect rectArray[numStrings];
+	escapement_delta delta = { 0.0, 0.0 };
+	font->GetBoundingBoxesForStrings(stringArray, numStrings, B_SCREEN_METRIC, &delta, rectArray);
+
+	for (int32 i=0; i<numStrings; i++) {
+		rectArray[i].PrintToStream();
+	}
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+	BApplication app("application/x-vnd-Test.GetBoundingBoxesTest");
+	BFont font(be_plain_font);
+	//font.SetRotation(45);
+	//font.SetShear(45);
+	font.SetSpacing(B_CHAR_SPACING);
+	printf("\nGetBoundingBoxesAsGlyphsTest\n");
+	GetBoundingBoxesAsGlyphsTest(&font);
+	printf("\nGetBoundingBoxesAsStringTest\n");
+	GetBoundingBoxesAsStringTest(&font);
+	printf("\nGetBoundingBoxesForStringsTest\n");
+	GetBoundingBoxesForStringsTest(&font);
+}