From 1192005c19b9fdb28a637f65fffb25ee609af858 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chuck <33324927+ChuckBuilds@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:11:35 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] baseline offset

---
 src/of_the_day_manager.py | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/of_the_day_manager.py b/src/of_the_day_manager.py
index cae19069..a9f587a2 100644
--- a/src/of_the_day_manager.py
+++ b/src/of_the_day_manager.py
@@ -168,17 +168,19 @@ class OfTheDayManager:
     def _draw_bdf_text(self, draw, face, text, x, y, color=(255,255,255)):
         """Draw text using a BDF font loaded with freetype."""
         orig_x = x
+        # Calculate baseline offset for proper text alignment
+        baseline_offset = face.size.height - face.size.ascender
         for char in text:
             face.load_char(char)
             bitmap = face.glyph.bitmap
-            # Use direct positioning without bitmap_top offset
+            # Position text using baseline alignment
             for i in range(bitmap.rows):
                 for j in range(bitmap.width):
                     byte_index = i * bitmap.pitch + (j // 8)
                     if byte_index < len(bitmap.buffer):
                         byte = bitmap.buffer[byte_index]
                         if byte & (1 << (7 - (j % 8))):
-                            draw.point((x + j, y + i), fill=color)
+                            draw.point((x + j, y + baseline_offset + i), fill=color)
             x += face.glyph.advance.x >> 6
         return x - orig_x