- pango_layout_get_pixel_extents(f->layout, NULL, &rect);
- *x = rect.width + ABS(shadow_x);
+
+ /* pango_layout_get_pixel_extents lies! this is the right way to get the
+ size of the text's area */
+ pango_layout_get_extents(f->layout, NULL, &rect);
+#if PANGO_VERSION_MAJOR > 1 || \
+ (PANGO_VERSION_MAJOR == 1 && PANGO_VERSION_MINOR >= 16)
+ /* pass the logical rect as the ink rect, this is on purpose so we get the
+ full area for the text */
+ pango_extents_to_pixels(&rect, NULL);
+#else
+ rect.width = (rect.width + PANGO_SCALE - 1) / PANGO_SCALE;
+ rect.height = (rect.height + PANGO_SCALE - 1) / PANGO_SCALE;
+#endif
+ *x = rect.width + ABS(shadow_x) + 4 /* we put a 2 px edge on each side */;