> When a string contains zero-width characters, `LineBreakMeasurer` calculates 
> line breaks incorrectly.
> 
> The root cause appears to be that `LineBreakMeasurer` eventually calls into 
> `StandardGlyphVector.getGlyphInfo()`, which derives the glyph advances from 
> the glyph IDs. However, HarfBuzz's default treatment of zero-width characters 
> is to provide the glyph ID of the space character (`U+0020`) combined with an 
> artificial zero advance (not the font's space glyph advance). Unaware of 
> HarfBuzz's sleight of hand, `StandardGlyphVector.getGlyphInfo()` retrieves 
> the actual advances of the space glyph (since that was the glyph ID returned) 
> and provides these back up the call chain to `LineBreakMeasurer` et al.
> 
> I think the correct fix is to use `hb_buffer_set_invisible_glyph` to register 
> `0xFFFF` as the invisible glyph ID with HarfBuzz (matching 
> `CharToGlyphMapper.INVISIBLE_GLYPH_ID`).
> 
> I haven't seen any unwanted side effects, but there is a risk, since this is 
> changing the global HarfBuzz configuration.
> 
> For more information on HarfBuzz's behavior in this area, see: 
> https://harfbuzz.github.io/setting-buffer-properties.html

Daniel Gredler has updated the pull request incrementally with two additional 
commits since the last revision:

 - Add max width wiggle room for mac
 - When HarfBuzz omits glyphs, assume zero advance (not early line break)

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Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/23603/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/23603/files/99eb1b3b..16143307

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=23603&range=01
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=23603&range=00-01

  Stats: 5 lines in 2 files changed: 0 ins; 1 del; 4 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/23603.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/23603/head:pull/23603

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/23603

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