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When I use Element->Build Accented Character to build accents over “u” or “y” I get the accent over one of the stems not centered on the character. Why?

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When I use Element->Build Accented Character to build accents over “u” or “y” I get the accent over one of the stems not centered on the character. Why?

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One of your stems is a little taller than the other. PfaEdit centers accents over the tallest point on the character. If there are several points with the same height, then an average is used. If you make all your stems be the same height then the accent should be properly centered.