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From: mss+@andrew.cmu.edu (Mark Sherman)
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Subject: Re: StringSize bug
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Date: 28 Feb 90 17:23:22 GMT
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(It's not a bug, it's a feature.)

I think the implementation is correct. I don't have the manual in front
of me, but I think the values returned by
fontdesc_StringSize(self, graphic, string, XWidth, YWidth)
are supposed to be how much the current location moves in the XWidth
distance and and YWidth distance if that string were imaged. Because
most people use Latin alphabets that are horizontal, there is no
vertical movement for imaging a string, hence YWidth of 0. I think you
want the font height if you want to know how tall characters are.
		-Mark