partial framebox support

[lyx.git] / src / lyxfont.C

diff --git a/src/lyxfont.C b/src/lyxfont.C
index 1d93bac55086a5816c9e9bbc768ece4fe4bcb9a8..54548a9104cd555bfe21925d4b0174a7487acc52 100644 (file)
--- a/src/lyxfont.C
+++ b/src/lyxfont.C
@@ -902,12 +902,11 @@ int LyXFont::latexWriteEndChanges(ostream & os, LyXFont const & base,
        int count = 0;
        bool env = false;
 
-       LyXFont f = *this; // why do you need this?
-       f.reduce(base); // why isn't this just "reduce(base);" (Lgb)
-       // Because this function is const. Everything breaks if this
-       // method changes the font it represents. There is no speed penalty
-       // by using the temporary. (Asger)
-
+       // reduce the current font to changes against the base
+       // font (of the layout). We use a temporary for this to
+       // avoid changing this font instance, as that would break
+       LyXFont f = *this;
+       f.reduce(base);
 
        if (f.family() != INHERIT_FAMILY) {
                os << '}';