Build : Java2DFCS:13-Oct-98 & "N"
app : Java2D demo, demos.Clipping.Text
OS : Solaris 5.5.1
attachment: yes (snapshot of Java2Demo Clipping.Text)

This particular app is an exemplary example of either a font or font metrics problem where the "J" falls unexpectedly way below the baseline.



On Solaris 2.5.1 :

java full version "JDK-1.2fcs-N"
cd /usr/local/java/jdk1.2/solaris/demo/jfc/Java2D
../../../bin/java demos.Clipping.Text


The font for the text is Helvetica. The piece of text is scaled...

        Font f = new Font("Helvetica",Font.BOLD,32);
        String s = new String("JAVA");
        TextLayout tl = new TextLayout(s, f, frc);
        double sw = tl.getBounds().getWidth();
        double sh = tl.getBounds().getHeight();
        double sx = (w-40)/sw;
        double sy = (h-40)/sh;
        AffineTransform Tx = AffineTransform.getScaleInstance(sx, sy);
        Shape shape = tl.getOutline(Tx);


brian.lichtenwalter@Eng 1998-10-15