racket / racket/draw

A font% does not contain the leading

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Description

The distance between two text lines are called "leading".
In most fonts a recommended leading is part of the font.

Currently, there is method of font% that computes the leading.

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Research direction

Start by locating the font% class and its existing method for computing leading. Read the surrounding font API and related tests, if present, then determine how the recommended leading should be exposed; done means font% provides access to that font-provided value.

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Assessment

Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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