[reportlab-users] Text padding differences between 2.1 release and trunk

[Stevens, Ian]

> we went through a process recently with the wiki people to 

> get something they felt would work form them. As part of that 

> the paragraph layout was changed to use the declared values 

> for ascent/descent rather than just relying on the old 

> 1.2*fontSize. They wanted the ability to have inline images 

> which meant having to be able to adjust the leading rather 

> more dynamically than we used to.

> 

> I'm not exactly sure why your stuff has moved so much, but it 

> would be a good idea if you could send me a mini example like 

> the above ie what's the relation of the rule to the other stuff.

> 

> There may also have been changes to the way that 

> inter-flowable space is handled.


I'm not sure what you're asking for here.  Do you mean show paragraphs
and inline images (with Canvas.drawInlineImage, I presume) in relation
to the paragraph text and the horizontal rule?

Thanks,
Ian.