On Thu, Aug 29, 2002 at 08:19:59AM +0200, Andre Poenitz wrote:
> Define "accurate". The "problem" is that cursor size depends on font size,
> not char size. Thsi could be fixed by making all mathboxes at least a high
> as the current font. But then, the super/subscript positioning is still
> broken (too far off the baseline) and by making the boxes taller, formulas
> would get even taller. So you trade one cosmetic problem for another one.
>
> The proper solution, of course would be t get the super/subscript placement
> right...
Hmm, tricky. So should I just go back to the old code (for now) ?
> > (btw, isn't all these metrics calls a /little/ slow ??)
>
> One metrics call per redraw is "necessary".. The outer world does this with
> fragile constructions of 'need a little refresh' and 'need a little more
> refresh'.
OK doke, I was just wondering if it had been considered ...
regards
john
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