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Gili commented on PDFBOX-4692:
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> If we expose it then we're also forced to keep that part of the code as it is.

I don't fully understand this point. If you expose a method that returns the 
text path, the underlying implementation could always be improved without 
changing the underlying meaning of the method.

Also, it might be worth linking to 
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/pdfbox/trunk/examples/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/examples/util/DrawPrintTextLocations.java?view=markup
 from the Javadoc.

> Document if and when PDFont.getFontDescriptor() may return null
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: PDFBOX-4692
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PDFBOX-4692
>             Project: PDFBox
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Documentation
>    Affects Versions: 2.0.17
>         Environment: Windows 10.0.18362.418
>            Reporter: Gili
>            Priority: Major
>         Attachments: image-2019-11-16-22-03-15-015.png
>
>
> Please document under which conditions {{PDFont.getFontDescriptor()}} may 
> return null and what can be done to calculate the text ascent/descent. 
> Clearly, this should be possible to calculate as the text ends up getting 
> rendered.
> Background information:
> I have a PDF file (credit card statement, so it cannot be shared easily) that 
> contains an embedded {{PDType3Font}} called "C0EX06Q0". When I invoke 
> {{PDFont.getFontDescriptor()}} I get null. 
> I have a screenshot of what it looks like. 
> !image-2019-11-16-22-03-15-015.png|thumbnail! 



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