On Thu, Aug 29, 2002 at 07:23:06AM +0100, John Levon wrote: > > The proper solution, of course would be t get the super/subscript placement > > right... > > Hmm, tricky. So should I just go back to the old code (for now) ?
What does the per-char-"correctness" buy us? LaTeX does not do it that way anyway (just try .^x vs 1^x). > > One metrics call per redraw is "necessary".. The outer world does this with > > fragile constructions of 'need a little refresh' and 'need a little more > > refresh'. > > OK doke, I was just wondering if it had been considered ... Yes, I have been waiting for people complaining about math sluggishness for a year or so. Your mail was the first attempt at that, so it does not seem too ad after all. Andre' -- Those who desire to give up Freedom in order to gain Security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one. (T. Jefferson)