[DejaVu-bugs] [Bug 10366] New: EM DASH (#x2014) should be shorter than HORIZONTAL BAR (#x2015)

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http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10366

           Summary: EM DASH (#x2014) should be shorter than HORIZONTAL BAR
                    (#x2015)
           Product: DejaVu
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: x86-64 (AMD64)
        OS/Version: Linux (All)
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Sans
        AssignedTo: dejavu-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: chris.stone at gmail.com


EM DASH is used in pairs to offset parenthetical text, there is usually a gap
in between the two elements.  As of version 2.11, the EM DASH element is just
as long as the HORIZONTAL BAR element.  I cannot tell these two apart.  The
unicode character charts show that EM DASH (#x2014) is slightly shorter than
HORIZONTAL BAR (#x2015) and slightly longer than EN DASH (#x2013).

NOTE also EN DASH (#x2013) appears to be centered, where I see it as being
aligned to the left.


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