{
int lb, rb, wid, asc, desc;
- gdk_string_extents(fe->fonts[i].font, text,
+ /*
+ * Measure vertical string extents with respect to the same
+ * string always...
+ */
+ gdk_string_extents(fe->fonts[i].font,
+ "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ",
&lb, &rb, &wid, &asc, &desc);
if (align & ALIGN_VCENTRE)
y += asc - (asc+desc)/2;
+ /*
+ * ... but horizontal extents with respect to the provided
+ * string. This means that multiple pieces of text centred
+ * on the same y-coordinate don't have different baselines.
+ */
+ gdk_string_extents(fe->fonts[i].font, text,
+ &lb, &rb, &wid, &asc, &desc);
+
if (align & ALIGN_HCENTRE)
x -= wid / 2;
else if (align & ALIGN_HRIGHT)