Re: [Devel] position of Combining Diacritical Marks

[Holger Waechtler]

Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> > The Glyph rectangle is there specified in a way that it
> > does not applies to the last Glyph like described in the
> > Unicode Spec but to the next one like used in console
> > combiner maps.
> >
> > Is this a bug in the font or should other encodings get
> > special handling?
>
>
> The glyph rectangle describes the real dimensions of the glyph.  You
> probably mean the advance width, don't you?  You should use the
> Unicode data base to check for the properties of the accent.  In case
> it is described as `combining' simply don't apply the advance width.

Hmm, the advance width is zero, like specified. let me try to draw the 
situation:

    Accent         \                        \



    Origin   x                                   x

            Courier New                 Other fonts

The Accent would be applied to the next Glyph instead of the previous 
one, that's the problem I mean, therefore the String "Ha'llo" would have 
the Accent over the "a" with some fonts, and a mispositioned Accent over 
the fitst 'l' when rendered using Courier New.

Holger