GNU bug report logs - #20628
25.0.50; Incorrect line height for some fonts

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Message #110 received at 20628 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Oleh Krehel <ohwoeowho <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: clement.pitclaudel <at> live.com, 20628 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20628: 25.0.50; Incorrect line height for some fonts
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 20:53:05 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Isn't it much easier (and cleaner) to set up Emacs to not use that
> font for these characters?  There are quite a few good fonts out there
> that support these symbols without such huge ascent/descent values,
> just use them instead.

It may be, but I've noticed this problem a month ago with no idea how to
fix it. And even now, I still have to research some more: find a good
font and write down the needed setting. Most users won't go to such
lengths to fix a visual bug, they'll just be silently annoyed and
unhappy.

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