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bounding boxes

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Description

Could the documentation explain how to calculate bounding boxes for text items?

Text has x, y and w but no h. I presume that the font size could give you h, but they seem to be in other units. How should I convert?

BTW, what is the "TS" element? Can this help me?

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Review the documentation and the PDF text-item representation described in the issue, focusing on the x, y, w, and font-size values and the TS element. Done means documenting how to calculate text bounding boxes, how the units relate, and whether TS provides the needed information.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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