How to correctly align top

This is tricky if you use FONT_NUMBER_* fonts, as based on the device and font, there can be varying amount of white space above and below the digit.  For example, on the fenix5, there is no white space

(the lines show the height you get from getFontHeigh()/getTextDemensions().  The small number indicates what that is.)

Now here is the fenix6s.  You see white space there.

What that means is there could be "turning" involved on different devices, as the amount of white space also varies based on which font.  Smaller fonts, less white space. The difference in the amount of white space between the different sized fonts on the same device isn't huge, but noticeable

OMG. I must calculate the ratio = space/whole to precisely align.

Doing a VCENTER align for HH:MM and secs is easier, where seconds are in the middle vs trying to align the top.  Or use custom fonts on all devices without the white space. Or try alpha fonts and not number fonts.

Have you tried secondY = timeY - timeFontAscent + secondFontAscent? 

Font ascent contains space on some devices

Ah so it doesn’t follow the original definition of what it meant for font types.

Actually it does, it's just that it's not to the top of the digit, but the top of the font. So it follows how things worked since CIQ began.

Dealing with different fonts and differences between devices has been a complaint since there were only a few device, and now there are 100+

Not so with many FONT_NUMBER fonts, as the height often includes white space.

It's not going to change.  It's the ascent for that font.

In whigh case it doesn’t match the definition of font ascent as in the days of hot metal printing and the original font definitions.