Re: vertical movement without anchors

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> That looks like the anchor point _is_ making a difference and that
>> it is part of the skyline ultimately used for positioning in 2.18
>> (a skyline which fits beside the skyline of the opposing stem,
>> resulting in a tighter adjustment).  However, I don't see this
>> observation explain the difference in behavior in the manual
>> example.  Does \textLengthOn have anything to do with it?
> 
> Attached images for 2.16 and 2.19 with and without textLengthOn,
> debug-skylines applied, anchor-point still colored.

The new behaviour is better IMHO, however, we have to adjust the
documentation.  I suggest that we show something similar to Thomas's
example with the turquoise and cyan lines.  It might also help to
change the reference point's vertical position by modifying the
padding.


    Werner