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Ascending And Descending Characters Overlap W
DocumentID: 600521
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:28:26 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: A customer is using an HP LaserJet III printer and Hebrew Language Module. When he prints, the stems of some characters are printing on top of characters on the line below or above it. For example, if character 9,19 is on the first line and character 9,10 is on the second, the tail of one will print on the top of the other. Another example, is when Hebrew character 9,12 touches the character on the line above, if the above character has a descended like 9,10. Solutions: The touching occurs because of the ascender of the character. Unlike English, where the baseline is at the bottom, Hebrew characters use a top line baseline. The only way to correct the problem is to increase the leading (white space) for the fonts. However, this causes reformatting changes to existing documents. The current line height decision was made after visiting with Hebrew experts in Israel, and Development is not anxious to change this for these characters, since customers are already changing line heights where accents are used.

As of the 08/25/92 release of the Hebrew LM, the height of the Hebrew characters has been reduced (not the line height). This solves the problem of characters printing on top of characters above or below them.

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