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BC Font Editor Problems (Cap Height Changes)

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From: Phil Verghese
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 21:23
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I'm trying to use Borland's font editor for bgi fonts (FE) to modify a
few characters in an existing font.  The characters that I'm changing
don't go above the cap height line or below the descender line.  For
some reason the cap height is getting changed, which causes the font
to display improperly.

According to the FE documentation, the way cap height is determined is
by looking at the character 'E'.  I haven't modified this character.
Before my changes, the cap height was 7.  If I define one character
that goes from the cap line down to the descender line, the cap height
becomes 9.  As I mentioned earlier, the font displays improperly --
all the descenders are cut off.

Does anyone have an idea as to what's causing this?  I've tried
re-setting the baseline, but it makes no difference.

    	Thanks in advance for your help,

    	Phil

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