how can i get access to a given `Text` composable’s `ascent` and `descent` font metrics? there seem...

# compose

[Alexjlockwood]

how can i get access to a given Text composable’s ascent and descent font metrics?

there seems to be an API to access a text line’s top and bottom in TextLayoutResult, but nothing for ascent and descent https://cs.android.com/androidx/platform/frameworks/support/+/androidx-main:compose/[…]ult.kt;l=260-274;drc=75473ddf27998fdb2105416a5f0505f492ee8ad5

or is there a different API that i need to use? 🤔 cc @Siyamed

[Denis]

(not an answer) I didn't know what ascent/descent meant in the context, and I've found a great answer here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27631736/meaning-of-top-ascent-baseline-descent-bottom-and-leading-in-androids-font.

[Siyamed]

Hi Alex, can you please create a ticket about this?

[Alexjlockwood]

i had a while ago 🙂 https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/173648606

was just wondering if there were any updates since then

[Colton Idle]

⭐ added 😄

[orangy]

I need it too, though I need cap height

[saket]

Can we please get some attention to this feature request? Custom text drawing is very difficult in compose ui right now.