So the solution is monkey-patching that class.
Also he have the tlf_internal method calculateUnderlineOffset that can be 
useful.
Once more again Alex, thank you for the information.
@Justin: Thanks for the help and the reply.
The solution is posted here, for future search.
Thanks,Miguel
PS: Flex can and will overcome everything! ;)

> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Text flow underline
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 18:17:13 +0000
> 
> Thanks for the valuable info as always.
> 
> I will give it  a try.
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from Windows Mail
> 
> 
> From: Alex Harui
> Sent: ‎28‎ ‎June‎ ‎2013 ‎20‎:‎06
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Text flow underline
> 
> 
> 
> Yeah, there doesn't appear to be a connection between the TLF
> configuration and FontMetrics.  I haven't proven it in the debugger, but
> it appears that underlines are handled in TLF in FlowLeafElement.as.
> There is a method in there called getComputedFontMetrics.  You could try
> monkey patching that.
> 
> If you don't like monkey-patching and are using embedded fonts, there
> might be a way to intercept in the swfContext API.
> 
> -Alex 
> 
> On 6/28/13 8:29 AM, "Miguel Ferreira" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> 
> >Hi Alex,
> >Is truly rich, is a web to print solution Enterprise application that i
> >join on the last 5 months.
> >Why i wish a solution like this:To make what the user see on the web  and
> >get it on the PDF.The PDF creator uses SVG embebed fonts and when the
> >user set underline we have different results.
> >I could draw the lines with the example of justin from the post:
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >------------From inside createTextLinesFromTextBlock method in
> >FTETextField.                    // FTE doesn't render underlines,
> >            // but it can tell us where to draw them.
> >// You can't draw in a TextLine but it can have children,
> >   // so we create a child Shape to draw them in.
> >               var fontMetrics:FontMetrics;                    if
> >(fontContext)                        fontMetrics =
> >fontContext.callInContext(elementFormat.getFontMetrics, elementFormat,
> >[]);                    else                        fontMetrics =
> >elementFormat.getFontMetrics();
> >var shape:Shape = new Shape();                    var g:Graphics =
> >shape.graphics;   
> >g.lineStyle(fontMetrics.underlineThickness,
> >elementFormat.color, elementFormat.alpha);                    g.moveTo(0,
> >fontMetrics.underlineOffset);
> >g.lineTo(textLine.textWidth, fontMetrics.underlineOffset);
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >------------
> >but i don't know on the RTE where i can override the TextBlock that
> >creates the textlines/underline.
> >In on component RTE all the text is underline i dont have parcial text
> >underline.
> >
> >I have my extended RTE with just textValidation (if font have glyph) and
> >font face validation.
> >
> >What looks easy to underline gap and thickness is not so easy i tough
> >that i could add this to TLF configuration but not.What i read is that
> >FontMetrics have the metrics of the embebed fonts as i said i tried to
> >fake this class but also with no success..(maybe the wrong
> >solution/perspective).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> From: [email protected]
> >> To: [email protected]
> >> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 08:14:11 -0700
> >> Subject: Re: Text flow underline
> >> 
> >> Hi Miguel,
> >> 
> >> I think RET uses TLF to draw the underlines which relies on FontMetrics.
> >> Is this text truly "rich" (different font families, sizes and styles) or
> >> single font?
> >> 
> >> -Alex
> >> 
> >> On 6/28/13 7:57 AM, "Miguel Ferreira" <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >> 
> >> >Hi Justin and Alex,
> >> >I am using RichEditableText. (When i enter on this project that option
> >> >was already taken).I tried to convince them to use a smaller component
> >>to
> >> >present the text and use a heavy one for edition, but without success.
> >> >@Justin: i am checking now that link.
> >> >If i have some good solution i will try to post it here.
> >> >
> >> >> From: [email protected]
> >> >> To: [email protected]
> >> >> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 07:38:25 -0700
> >> >> Subject: Re: Text flow underline
> >> >> 
> >> >> Are you using a Flex component like RichText or Label?  Or are you
> >>just
> >> >> using TLF or FTE directly?
> >> >> 
> >> >> On 6/28/13 4:10 AM, "Miguel Ferreira"
> >><[email protected]>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> 
> >> >> >Hi Alex,
> >> >> >Thank you for the help... you always have time to say something..
> >>that
> >> >>is
> >> >> >admirable!
> >> >> >The FontMetrics class have all the information about of the font on
> >> >>this
> >> >> >case:- underlineOffset- underlineThickness
> >> >> >I tried to fake it (maybe wrongly)!
> >> >> >I create a class with the same name and same package on the src,
> >>hoping
> >> >> >that the compiler will use my class instead the one on the sdk, with
> >> >>this
> >> >> >constructor, code example:
> >> >> >public function FontMetrics(emBox:Rectangle,
> >> >>strikethroughOffset:Number,
> >> >> >strikethroughThickness:Number, underlineOffset:Number,
> >> >> >underlineThickness:Number, subscriptOffset:Number,
> >> >>subscriptScale:Number,
> >> >> >superscriptOffset:Number, superscriptScale:Number)                {    
> >> >> >                   this.emBox
> >>=
> >> >> >emBox;                                           
> >> >> >this.strikethroughOffset =
> >> >> >strikethroughOffset;                     this.strikethroughThickness =
> >> >> >strikethroughThickness;                                          
> >> >> >this.subscriptOffset =
> >> >> >subscriptOffset;                 this.subscriptScale =
> >> >> >subscriptScale;                                          
> >> >> >this.superscriptOffset =
> >> >> >superscriptOffset;                       this.superscriptScale =
> >> >> >superscriptScale;                                                
> >> >> >this.underlineOffset =
> >> >> >0;                       this.underlineThickness = 10;           }
> >> >> >
> >> >> >but when i trace the the underline properties i never the 0 and 10.
> >> >> >Even if the compiler get the project class instead of the SDK i also
> >> >> >don't know if the text line engine will use this values...
> >> >> >If someone have some idea... they are welcome!
> >> >> >Thank you,Miguel
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> From: [email protected]
> >> >> >> To: [email protected]
> >> >> >> Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:04:43 -0700
> >> >> >> Subject: Re: Text flow underline
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> I don't know for sure, but you can try manipulating the
> >>fontMetrics.
> >> >> >>See
> >> >> >> flash.text.engine.FontMetrics
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> On 6/27/13 7:30 AM, "Miguel Ferreira"
> >> >><[email protected]>
> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> >Hi guys,
> >> >> >> >i have a question :)
> >> >> >> >Can we set the padding between letter and the underline?
> >> >> >> >maybe 2 questions!
> >> >> >> >Can we set the thickness of the underline?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >Thanks!                                    
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >                                
> >> >> 
> >> >                                   
> >> 
> >
                                          

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