The specification for Graphics.getFontAscent and getFontDescent could be improved from:
"Get the recommended distance [above|below] the baseline for single spaced text."
to:
"Get the distance [above|below] the baseline of the given font. The baseline defines the lower edge of the numerals and the non-descending letters such as a, b, c, A, B, C… but not g,j,p".
I found the references to "recommended distance" , and "single spaced text" obscured their significance when vertically aligning the base of text of different fonts to a line.
