--- a/editeng/source/editeng/impedit2.cxx	Sun Apr 25 15:43:24 2010 +0100
+++ a/editeng/source/editeng/impedit2.cxx	Mon Apr 26 15:08:39 2010 +0100
@@ -4198,7 +4198,17 @@ 
 					DBG_ERROR("svx::ImpEditEngine::GetXPos(), index out of range!");
 				}
 
+#if 0
 				long nPosInPortion = pLine->GetCharPosArray().GetObject( nPos );
+#else
+				SvxFont aTmpFont( pParaPortion->GetNode()->GetCharAttribs().GetDefFont() );
+				SeekCursor( pParaPortion->GetNode(), nPos+1, aTmpFont );
+				aTmpFont.SetPhysFont( GetRefDevice() );
+				ImplInitDigitMode( GetRefDevice(), 0, 0, 0, aTmpFont.GetLanguage() );
+				String sSegment(*pParaPortion->GetNode(), pLine->GetStart(), nPos+1);
+				long nPosInPortion = aTmpFont.QuickGetTextSize( GetRefDevice(),
+					sSegment, 0, nPos+1, NULL ).Width();
+#endif
 
 				if ( !pPortion->IsRightToLeft() )
 				{