[xep-support] area measurement with rx:pinpoint

[David Tolpin]

>
> We are looking for a way to determine the rectangular area (or areas) 
> generated by a given Formatting Object.
>
> The only way I can see, for now, is to place <rx:pinpoint> objects 
> before and after a given Formatting Object, then compare the positions 
> of the pinpoints in the XEP intermediate output format. That will 
> indeed give us the height of the area, but not the width: it seems 
> that pinpoints ignore text alignment, and so are always placed on the 
> left edge of the area.
>
> Does anybody out there know how to position a pinpoint on the right 
> edge of an area? Or have a better way to do this?

In many cases, the need to do that is a sign of wrong design. What are 
you trying to accomplish?

David

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