Merged revisions 5061-5068 via svnmerge from

mdboom · mdboom · commit 4b36ac0473b4 · 2008-04-24T12:34:47.000Z
https://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/matplotlib/branches/v0_91_maint ........ r5068 | mdboom | 2008-04-24 08:31:53 -0400 (Thu, 24 Apr 2008) | 2 lines Fix sub/superscript placement when the size of font has been changed. ........ svn path=/trunk/matplotlib/; revision=5069
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2008-04-24 Fix sub/superscripts when the size of the font has been
+           changed - MGD
+
 2008-04-22 Use "svg.embed_char_paths" consistently everywhere - MGD
 
 2008-04-20 Add support to MaxNLocator for symmetric axis autoscaling. - EF
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/mathtext.py b/lib/matplotlib/mathtext.py
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ def get_xheight(self, font, fontsize, dpi):
             # Some fonts don't store the xHeight, so we do a poor man's xHeight
             metrics = self.get_metrics(font, 'it', 'x', fontsize, dpi)
             return metrics.iceberg
-        xHeight = pclt['xHeight'] / 64.0
+        xHeight = (pclt['xHeight'] / 64.0) * (fontsize / 12.0)
         return xHeight
 
     def get_underline_thickness(self, font, fontsize, dpi):
