7369 2009-08-19 15:41:52 +0000 if context font is set to '' or null, the font from the css should be used. In this case, you have no idea what font is being use, so measureText should return a height of the font, as well as the width so that proper displaying can be done. 2010-10-04 14:46:40 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG pre-LC1 HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson) unspecified Other other VERIFIED NEEDSINFO http://whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#text NoReply P3 normal LC 1 contributor ian mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 26531 0 contributor 2009-08-19 15:41:52 +0000 Section: http://whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#text Comment: if context font is set to '' or null, the font from the css should be used. In this case, you have no idea what font is being use, so measureText should return a height of the font, as well as the width so that proper displaying can be done. Posted from: 72.44.128.122 27338 1 ian 2009-09-19 22:04:29 +0000 Can't you figure out the em height by getting .font and parsing it? I mean, I agree we need to improve the metrics in due course, but it doesn't seem that it's as pressing as is described above. 33290 2 mjs 2010-03-14 14:49:45 +0000 This bug predates the HTML Working Group Decision Policy. If you are satisfied with the resolution of this bug, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the tracker issue; or you may create a tracker issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document: http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html This bug is now being moved to VERIFIED. Please respond within two weeks. If this bug is not closed, reopened or escalated within two weeks, it may be marked as NoReply and will no longer be considered a pending comment.