src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/Font.java

@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@
 import sun.font.CompositeFont;
 import sun.font.CreatedFontTracker;
 import sun.font.Font2D;
 import sun.font.Font2DHandle;
 import sun.font.FontAccess;
+import sun.font.FontDesignMetrics;
 import sun.font.FontManager;
 import sun.font.FontManagerFactory;
 import sun.font.FontUtilities;
 import sun.font.GlyphLayout;
 import sun.font.FontLineMetrics;

@@ -2601,13 +2602,12 @@
         if (simple) {
             simple = ! FontUtilities.isComplexText(chars, beginIndex, limit);
         }
 
         if (simple) {
-            GlyphVector gv = new StandardGlyphVector(this, chars, beginIndex,
-                                                     limit - beginIndex, frc);
-            return gv.getLogicalBounds();
+            FontDesignMetrics metrics = FontDesignMetrics.getMetrics(this, frc);
+            return metrics.getSimpleBounds(chars, beginIndex, limit-beginIndex);
         } else {
             // need char array constructor on textlayout
             String str = new String(chars, beginIndex, limit - beginIndex);
             TextLayout tl = new TextLayout(str, this, frc);
             return new Rectangle2D.Float(0, -tl.getAscent(), tl.getAdvance(),