Element el = getElement();
float span = 0;
  public float getPreferredSpan(int axis)  {    Element el = getElement();    checkPainter();    GlyphPainter painter = getGlyphPainter();    TabExpander tabEx = null;    View parent = getParent();    if (parent instanceof TabExpander)      tabEx = (TabExpander) parent;    // FIXME: Figure out how to determine the x parameter.    float span = painter.getSpan(this, el.getStartOffset(), el.getEndOffset(),                                 tabEx, 0.F);    return span;  }