[PDFBOX-3780] Heights of Characters

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.5
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.6
• Component/s: PDModel
• Assignee: Tilman Hausherr
• Reporter: Uwe Möser
• Created: 05/May/17 12:00
• Updated: 12/May/24 11:35
• Resolved: 12/May/24 11:35

Description

the functions
.getFontDescriptor().getCapHeight()
.getFontDescriptor().getXHeight()
.getFontDescriptor().getAscent()
.getFontDescriptor().getDescent()
getHeight(int code)

do not work proper especially for embedded fonts, PDType0Font .
Please see the attached file PDFBoxHeightTest.pdf where the line is and should be. The fonts were downloaded from http://www.schriftarten-fonts.de/fonts/11283/dejavu_sans_condensed.html