Re: Adds tick mark to scripts (issue 6568055)

[Phil Holmes]

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Subject: Re: Adds tick mark to scripts (issue 6568055)


> > > I would also place the vertical "center"
> > > of the box level with "top dip point", ie the point labeled 2r in dvi
> > > preview i see on my machine.
> >
> > I don't understand this.  I know where 2r is, but how can in be in the
> > centre - it's way below the centre of the glyph.
>
> See above, i hope my explanation and example is clear.

This is clear, but I've had a think about this and I don't agree.  The 
natural reference point of the tick is its bottom, not the middle of the 
tick, which is a somewhat arbitrary point based on the aesthetics of the 
line widths chosen - if you're going to place the glyph, you'd always do it 
with reference to its lowest extent.  So I'm happy to change the horizontal, 
but don't propose to change the vertical spacing, except to get rid of the 
blank space.

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Phil Holmes