diff -upr /cygdrive/c/Users/Henner/Downloads/OOSource/OOH680_m12/vcl/source/gdi/outdev3.cxx source/gdi/outdev3.cxx
--- /cygdrive/c/Users/Henner/Downloads/OOSource/OOH680_m12/vcl/source/gdi/outdev3.cxx	2008-01-31 10:01:07.000000000 +0000
+++ source/gdi/outdev3.cxx	2008-04-07 06:23:41.893000000 +0000
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ using namespace ::vcl;
 
 // =======================================================================
 
+
+
+
 //#ifdef USE_NEW_RTL_IMPLEMENTATION
 
 
@@ -3828,6 +3831,7 @@ ImplFontMetricData::ImplFontMetricData( 
     mnDStrikeoutSize           = 0;
     mnDStrikeoutOffset1        = 0;
     mnDStrikeoutOffset2        = 0;
+	mnMinKashida			   = 0;	
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -7458,6 +7462,29 @@ FontMetric OutputDevice::GetFontMetric( 
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+long OutputDevice::GetMinKashida() const
+{
+    DBG_TRACE( "OutputDevice::GetMinKashida()" );
+    DBG_CHKTHIS( OutputDevice, ImplDbgCheckOutputDevice );
+    if( mbNewFont && !ImplNewFont() )
+        return 0;
+
+	ImplFontEntry*      pEntry = mpFontEntry;
+    ImplFontMetricData* pMetric = &(pEntry->maMetric);
+ 	return ImplDevicePixelToLogicWidth( pMetric->mnMinKashida );
+}
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+long OutputDevice::GetMinKashida( const Font& rFont ) const
+{
+	// select font, query Kashida, select original font again
+    Font aOldFont = GetFont();
+    const_cast<OutputDevice*>(this)->SetFont( rFont );
+    long aKashida = GetMinKashida();
+    const_cast<OutputDevice*>(this)->SetFont( aOldFont );
+    return aKashida;
+}
+
 // TODO: best is to get rid of this method completely
 ULONG OutputDevice::GetKerningPairCount() const
 {