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19:37:47
jackdaniel
we have defined climi::text-bounding-rectangle* over and over again. it is used in recording. question: why do we need it over clim:text-size?
19:43:05
jackdaniel
there is: "If a programmer needs to account for kerning or the ascent or descent of the text style, he should measure the size of the bounding rectangle of the text rendered on medium." and that text-size should use medium line height, but this is bogus for two reasons: line-height is defined only for streams in the spec (which takes text-style) and we should determine line-height based on the text style
22:52:43
slyrus1
jackdaniel: ok, I've begun using the code in basic/regions.lisp. thanks for pointing me at it!
2:44:01
loke
jackdaniel: I have noted there are two differences between bounding-rectangle and text-size. Both are useful.
2:44:39
loke
And as Climaxima is probably one of the most text-measurement-heavy applications, m taking advantage of both to a very high extent.