[texhax] TeX Queries (2): Ascenders and Descenders; Kerning and ligatures and PDF Accessibility
Paul Isambert
zappathustra at free.fr
Thu Jul 19 09:30:25 CEST 2012
Philip TAYLOR <P.Taylor at Rhul.Ac.Uk> a écrit:
>
> Paul Isambert wrote:
>
> >> "6. Ascenders (parts of a character which 'ascend' above it's
> >> x-height - upper staff of a lower case b,d,t etc )"
> >>
> >> "7. Descenders (parts of a character which 'descend' below it's
> >> x-height - lower tail of a g or y etc.)"
> >>
> >> Please feel free to plug any gaps in above definitions.
> >
> > They're ok for me.
>
> Not for me : a descender descends below the baseline, not
> below the x-height.
Indeed, I read too fast.
Paul
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