[texhax] TeX Queries (2): Ascenders and Descenders; Kerning and ligatures and PDF Accessibility

[Philip TAYLOR]

Paul Isambert wrote:

>> "6. Ascenders (parts of a character which 'ascend' above it's
>> x-height - upper staff of a lower case b,d,t etc )"
>>
>> "7. Descenders (parts of a character which 'descend' below it's
>> x-height - lower tail of a g or y etc.)"
>>
>> Please feel free to plug any gaps in above definitions.
>
> They're ok for me.

Not for me : a descender descends below the baseline, not
below the x-height.

Philip Taylor