diff --git a/extras/JuceDemo/Source/demos/FontsAndTextDemo.cpp b/extras/JuceDemo/Source/demos/FontsAndTextDemo.cpp
index 88cf3a61fa..01c29c0af3 100644
--- a/extras/JuceDemo/Source/demos/FontsAndTextDemo.cpp
+++ b/extras/JuceDemo/Source/demos/FontsAndTextDemo.cpp
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ public:
         if (rowIsSelected)
             g.fillAll (Colours::lightblue);
 
-        Font font (fonts [rowNumber]);
-        font.setHeight (height * 0.7f);
+        Font font = fonts[rowNumber].withPointHeight (height * 0.6f);
 
         g.setFont (font);
         g.setColour (Colours::black);
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_CustomTypeface.cpp b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_CustomTypeface.cpp
index f82132318d..c75332268e 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_CustomTypeface.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_CustomTypeface.cpp
@@ -304,15 +304,9 @@ bool CustomTypeface::writeToStream (OutputStream& outputStream)
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
-float CustomTypeface::getAscent() const
-{
-    return ascent;
-}
-
-float CustomTypeface::getDescent() const
-{
-    return 1.0f - ascent;
-}
+float CustomTypeface::getAscent() const                 { return ascent; }
+float CustomTypeface::getDescent() const                { return 1.0f - ascent; }
+float CustomTypeface::getHeightToPointsFactor() const   { return ascent; }
 
 float CustomTypeface::getStringWidth (const String& text)
 {
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_CustomTypeface.h b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_CustomTypeface.h
index 9dbd4e0a17..5631b5ae38 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_CustomTypeface.h
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_CustomTypeface.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ public:
     // The following methods implement the basic Typeface behaviour.
     float getAscent() const;
     float getDescent() const;
+    float getHeightToPointsFactor() const;
     float getStringWidth (const String& text);
     void getGlyphPositions (const String& text, Array <int>& glyphs, Array<float>& xOffsets);
     bool getOutlineForGlyph (int glyphNumber, Path& path);
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Font.cpp b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Font.cpp
index 93978b52c2..344eb35e36 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Font.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Font.cpp
@@ -446,6 +446,13 @@ Font Font::withHeight (const float newHeight) const
     return f;
 }
 
+Font Font::withPointHeight (float heightInPoints) const
+{
+    Font f (*this);
+    f.setHeight (heightInPoints / getTypeface()->getHeightToPointsFactor());
+    return f;
+}
+
 void Font::setHeight (float newHeight)
 {
     newHeight = FontValues::limitFontHeight (newHeight);
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Font.h b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Font.h
index 523faece4a..e13b773f9a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Font.h
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Font.h
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ public:
     /** Returns a copy of this font with a new height. */
     Font withHeight (float height) const;
 
+    /** Returns a copy of this font with a new height, specified in points. */
+    Font withPointHeight (float heightInPoints) const;
+
     /** Changes the font's height.
         @see getHeight, withHeight, setHeightWithoutChangingWidth
     */
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.h b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.h
index b81651b926..9a9411b56f 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.h
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.h
@@ -94,24 +94,24 @@ public:
     */
     virtual float getDescent() const = 0;
 
-    /** Measures the width of a line of text.
+    /** Returns the value by which you should multiply a juce font-height value to
+        convert it to the equivalent point-size.
+    */
+    virtual float getHeightToPointsFactor() const = 0;
 
+    /** Measures the width of a line of text.
         The distance returned is based on the font having an normalised height of 1.0.
-
         You should never need to call this directly! Use Font::getStringWidth() instead!
     */
     virtual float getStringWidth (const String& text) = 0;
 
     /** Converts a line of text into its glyph numbers and their positions.
-
         The distances returned are based on the font having an normalised height of 1.0.
-
         You should never need to call this directly! Use Font::getGlyphPositions() instead!
     */
     virtual void getGlyphPositions (const String& text, Array <int>& glyphs, Array<float>& xOffsets) = 0;
 
     /** Returns the outline for a glyph.
-
         The path returned will be normalised to a font height of 1.0.
     */
     virtual bool getOutlineForGlyph (int glyphNumber, Path& path) = 0;
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_android_Fonts.cpp b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_android_Fonts.cpp
index 9840362a1c..47f081c3ff 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_android_Fonts.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_android_Fonts.cpp
@@ -89,14 +89,16 @@ Typeface::Ptr Font::getDefaultTypefaceForFont (const Font& font)
     return Typeface::createSystemTypefaceFor (f);
 }
 
+const float referenceFontSize = 256.0f;
+const float referenceFontToUnits = 1.0f / referenceFontSize;
+
 //==============================================================================
 class AndroidTypeface   : public Typeface
 {
 public:
     AndroidTypeface (const Font& font)
         : Typeface (font.getTypefaceName(), font.getTypefaceStyle()),
-          ascent (0),
-          descent (0)
+          ascent (0), descent (0), heightToPointsFactor (1.0f)
     {
         JNIEnv* const env = getEnv();
 
@@ -121,17 +123,20 @@ public:
         paint = GlobalRef (GraphicsHelpers::createPaint (Graphics::highResamplingQuality));
         const LocalRef<jobject> ignored (paint.callObjectMethod (Paint.setTypeface, typeface.get()));
 
-        const float standardSize = 256.0f;
-        paint.callVoidMethod (Paint.setTextSize, standardSize);
-        ascent = std::abs (paint.callFloatMethod (Paint.ascent)) / standardSize;
-        descent = paint.callFloatMethod (Paint.descent) / standardSize;
+        paint.callVoidMethod (Paint.setTextSize, referenceFontSize);
+
+        const float fullAscent = std::abs (paint.callFloatMethod (Paint.ascent));
+        const float fullDescent = paint.callFloatMethod (Paint.descent);
+        const float totalHeight = fullAscent + fullDescent;
 
-        const float height = ascent + descent;
-        unitsToHeightScaleFactor = 1.0f / 256.0f;
+        ascent  = fullAscent / totalHeight;
+        descent = fullDescent / totalHeight;
+        heightToPointsFactor = referenceFontSize / totalHeight;
     }
 
-    float getAscent() const    { return ascent; }
-    float getDescent() const   { return descent; }
+    float getAscent() const                 { return ascent; }
+    float getDescent() const                { return descent; }
+    float getHeightToPointsFactor() const   { return heightToPointsFactor; }
 
     float getStringWidth (const String& text)
     {
@@ -149,7 +154,7 @@ public:
         for (int i = 0; i < numDone; ++i)
             x += localWidths[i];
 
-        return x * unitsToHeightScaleFactor;
+        return x * referenceFontToUnits;
     }
 
     void getGlyphPositions (const String& text, Array<int>& glyphs, Array<float>& xOffsets)
@@ -173,7 +178,7 @@ public:
         {
             glyphs.add ((int) s.getAndAdvance());
             x += localWidths[i];
-            xOffsets.add (x * unitsToHeightScaleFactor);
+            xOffsets.add (x * referenceFontToUnits);
         }
     }
 
@@ -186,7 +191,7 @@ public:
     {
         JNIEnv* env = getEnv();
 
-        jobject matrix = GraphicsHelpers::createMatrix (env, AffineTransform::scale (unitsToHeightScaleFactor).followedBy (t));
+        jobject matrix = GraphicsHelpers::createMatrix (env, AffineTransform::scale (referenceFontToUnits).followedBy (t));
         jintArray maskData = (jintArray) android.activity.callObjectMethod (JuceAppActivity.renderGlyph, (jchar) glyphNumber, paint.get(), matrix, rect.get());
 
         env->DeleteLocalRef (matrix);
@@ -227,7 +232,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     GlobalRef typeface, paint, rect;
-    float ascent, descent, unitsToHeightScaleFactor;
+    float ascent, descent, heightToPointsFactor;
 
 private:
     static File findFontFile (const String& family,
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_CoreGraphicsContext.mm b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_CoreGraphicsContext.mm
index afdd058572..734090d1ef 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_CoreGraphicsContext.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_CoreGraphicsContext.mm
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ void CoreGraphicsContext::setFont (const Font& newFont)
         {
             state->fontRef = osxTypeface->fontRef;
             CGContextSetFont (context, state->fontRef);
-            CGContextSetFontSize (context, state->font.getHeight() * osxTypeface->fontHeightToCGSizeFactor);
+            CGContextSetFontSize (context, state->font.getHeight() * osxTypeface->fontHeightToPointsFactor);
 
             state->fontTransform = osxTypeface->renderingTransform;
             state->fontTransform.a *= state->font.getHorizontalScale();
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_Fonts.mm b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_Fonts.mm
index 7afae2ba86..87944a3d55 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_Fonts.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_Fonts.mm
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
  #define JUCE_CORETEXT_AVAILABLE 1
 #endif
 
+const float referenceFontSize = 1024.0f;
+
 #if JUCE_CORETEXT_AVAILABLE
 
 #if JUCE_MAC && MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED == MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_5
@@ -70,14 +72,14 @@ namespace CoreTextTypeLayout
     }
 
     static CTFontRef useStyleFallbackIfNecessary (CTFontRef ctFontRef, CFStringRef cfFontFamily,
-                                                  const float fontSize, const Font& font)
+                                                  const float fontSizePoints, const Font& font)
     {
         CFStringRef cfActualFontFamily = (CFStringRef) CTFontCopyAttribute (ctFontRef, kCTFontFamilyNameAttribute);
 
         if (CFStringCompare (cfFontFamily, cfActualFontFamily, 0) != kCFCompareEqualTo)
         {
             CFRelease (ctFontRef);
-            ctFontRef = CTFontCreateWithName (cfFontFamily, fontSize, nullptr);
+            ctFontRef = CTFontCreateWithName (cfFontFamily, fontSizePoints, nullptr);
 
             if (font.isItalic())   ctFontRef = getFontWithTrait (ctFontRef, kCTFontItalicTrait);
             if (font.isBold())     ctFontRef = getFontWithTrait (ctFontRef, kCTFontBoldTrait);
@@ -88,8 +90,24 @@ namespace CoreTextTypeLayout
     }
    #endif
 
-    static CTFontRef createCTFont (const Font& font, const float fontSize,
-                                   CGAffineTransform& transformRequired, const bool applyScaleFactor)
+    static float getFontTotalHeight (CTFontRef font)
+    {
+        return std::abs ((float) CTFontGetAscent (font)) + std::abs ((float) CTFontGetDescent (font));
+    }
+
+    static float getHeightToPointsFactor (CTFontRef font)
+    {
+        return referenceFontSize / getFontTotalHeight (font);
+    }
+
+    static CTFontRef getFontWithPointSize (CTFontRef font, float size)
+    {
+        CTFontRef newFont = CTFontCreateCopyWithAttributes (font, size, nullptr, nullptr);
+        CFRelease (font);
+        return newFont;
+    }
+
+    static CTFontRef createCTFont (const Font& font, const float fontSizePoints, CGAffineTransform& transformRequired)
     {
         CFStringRef cfFontFamily = FontStyleHelpers::getConcreteFamilyName (font).toCFString();
         CFStringRef cfFontStyle = findBestAvailableStyle (font, transformRequired).toCFString();
@@ -106,27 +124,15 @@ namespace CoreTextTypeLayout
         CTFontDescriptorRef ctFontDescRef = CTFontDescriptorCreateWithAttributes (fontDescAttributes);
         CFRelease (fontDescAttributes);
 
-        CTFontRef ctFontRef = CTFontCreateWithFontDescriptor (ctFontDescRef, fontSize, nullptr);
+        CTFontRef ctFontRef = CTFontCreateWithFontDescriptor (ctFontDescRef, fontSizePoints, nullptr);
         CFRelease (ctFontDescRef);
 
        #if JUCE_MAC && ((! defined (MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_7)) || MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED < MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_7)
-        ctFontRef = useStyleFallbackIfNecessary (ctFontRef, cfFontFamily, fontSize, font);
+        ctFontRef = useStyleFallbackIfNecessary (ctFontRef, cfFontFamily, fontSizePoints, font);
        #endif
 
         CFRelease (cfFontFamily);
 
-        if (applyScaleFactor)
-        {
-            CGFontRef cgFontRef = CTFontCopyGraphicsFont (ctFontRef, nullptr);
-            const int totalHeight = std::abs (CGFontGetAscent (cgFontRef)) + std::abs (CGFontGetDescent (cgFontRef));
-            const float factor = CGFontGetUnitsPerEm (cgFontRef) / (float) totalHeight;
-            CGFontRelease (cgFontRef);
-
-            CTFontRef newFont = CTFontCreateCopyWithAttributes (ctFontRef, fontSize * factor, nullptr, nullptr);
-            CFRelease (ctFontRef);
-            ctFontRef = newFont;
-        }
-
         return ctFontRef;
     }
 
@@ -209,7 +215,8 @@ namespace CoreTextTypeLayout
             if (const Font* const f = attr->getFont())
             {
                 CGAffineTransform transform;
-                CTFontRef ctFontRef = createCTFont (*f, f->getHeight(), transform, true);
+                CTFontRef ctFontRef = createCTFont (*f, referenceFontSize, transform);
+                ctFontRef = getFontWithPointSize (ctFontRef, f->getHeight() * getHeightToPointsFactor (ctFontRef));
 
                 CFAttributedStringSetAttribute (attribString, CFRangeMake (range.getStart(), range.getLength()),
                                                 kCTFontAttributeName, ctFontRef);
@@ -362,21 +369,18 @@ namespace CoreTextTypeLayout
                 if (CFDictionaryGetValueIfPresent (runAttributes, kCTFontAttributeName, (const void **) &ctRunFont))
                 {
                     CFStringRef cfsFontName = CTFontCopyPostScriptName (ctRunFont);
-                    CTFontRef ctFontRef = CTFontCreateWithName (cfsFontName, 1024, nullptr);
+                    CTFontRef ctFontRef = CTFontCreateWithName (cfsFontName, referenceFontSize, nullptr);
                     CFRelease (cfsFontName);
 
-                    CGFontRef cgFontRef = CTFontCopyGraphicsFont (ctFontRef, nullptr);
+                    const float fontHeightToPointsFactor = getHeightToPointsFactor (ctFontRef);
                     CFRelease (ctFontRef);
-                    const int totalHeight = std::abs (CGFontGetAscent (cgFontRef)) + std::abs (CGFontGetDescent (cgFontRef));
-                    const float fontHeightToCGSizeFactor = CGFontGetUnitsPerEm (cgFontRef) / (float) totalHeight;
-                    CGFontRelease (cgFontRef);
 
                     CFStringRef cfsFontFamily = (CFStringRef) CTFontCopyAttribute (ctRunFont, kCTFontFamilyNameAttribute);
                     CFStringRef cfsFontStyle  = (CFStringRef) CTFontCopyAttribute (ctRunFont, kCTFontStyleNameAttribute);
 
                     glyphRun->font = Font (String::fromCFString (cfsFontFamily),
                                            String::fromCFString (cfsFontStyle),
-                                           CTFontGetSize (ctRunFont) / fontHeightToCGSizeFactor);
+                                           CTFontGetSize (ctRunFont) / fontHeightToPointsFactor);
 
                     CFRelease (cfsFontStyle);
                     CFRelease (cfsFontFamily);
@@ -415,29 +419,27 @@ public:
         : Typeface (font.getTypefaceName(),
           font.getTypefaceStyle()),
           fontRef (nullptr),
-          fontHeightToCGSizeFactor (1.0f),
+          fontHeightToPointsFactor (1.0f),
           renderingTransform (CGAffineTransformIdentity),
           ctFontRef (nullptr),
           attributedStringAtts (nullptr),
           ascent (0.0f),
           unitsToHeightScaleFactor (0.0f)
     {
-        ctFontRef = CoreTextTypeLayout::createCTFont (font, 1024.0f, renderingTransform, false);
+        ctFontRef = CoreTextTypeLayout::createCTFont (font, referenceFontSize, renderingTransform);
 
         if (ctFontRef != nullptr)
         {
-            ascent = std::abs ((float) CTFontGetAscent (ctFontRef));
-            const float totalSize = ascent + std::abs ((float) CTFontGetDescent (ctFontRef));
-            ascent /= totalSize;
+            const float ctAscent  = std::abs ((float) CTFontGetAscent (ctFontRef));
+            const float ctDescent = std::abs ((float) CTFontGetDescent (ctFontRef));
+            const float ctTotalHeight = ctAscent + ctDescent;
 
-            pathTransform = AffineTransform::identity.scale (1.0f / totalSize);
+            ascent = ctAscent / ctTotalHeight;
+            unitsToHeightScaleFactor = 1.0f / ctTotalHeight;
+            pathTransform = AffineTransform::identity.scale (unitsToHeightScaleFactor);
 
             fontRef = CTFontCopyGraphicsFont (ctFontRef, nullptr);
-
-            const int totalHeight = std::abs (CGFontGetAscent (fontRef)) + std::abs (CGFontGetDescent (fontRef));
-            const float ctTotalHeight = std::abs (CTFontGetAscent (ctFontRef)) + std::abs (CTFontGetDescent (ctFontRef));
-            unitsToHeightScaleFactor = 1.0f / ctTotalHeight;
-            fontHeightToCGSizeFactor = CGFontGetUnitsPerEm (fontRef) / (float) totalHeight;
+            fontHeightToPointsFactor = referenceFontSize / ctTotalHeight;
 
             const short zero = 0;
             CFNumberRef numberRef = CFNumberCreate (0, kCFNumberShortType, &zero);
@@ -462,8 +464,9 @@ public:
             CFRelease (ctFontRef);
     }
 
-    float getAscent() const     { return ascent; }
-    float getDescent() const    { return 1.0f - ascent; }
+    float getAscent() const                 { return ascent; }
+    float getDescent() const                { return 1.0f - ascent; }
+    float getHeightToPointsFactor() const   { return fontHeightToPointsFactor; }
 
     float getStringWidth (const String& text)
     {
@@ -565,7 +568,7 @@ public:
     //==============================================================================
     CGFontRef fontRef;
 
-    float fontHeightToCGSizeFactor;
+    float fontHeightToPointsFactor;
     CGAffineTransform renderingTransform;
 
 private:
@@ -717,7 +720,7 @@ public:
                                    juceStringToNS (style), NSFontFaceAttribute, nil];
 
         NSFontDescriptor* nsFontDesc = [NSFontDescriptor fontDescriptorWithFontAttributes: nsDict];
-        nsFont = [NSFont fontWithDescriptor: nsFontDesc size: 1024];
+        nsFont = [NSFont fontWithDescriptor: nsFontDesc size: referenceFontSize];
 
         [nsFont retain];
 
@@ -737,7 +740,7 @@ public:
 
         const float totalHeight = std::abs ([nsFont ascender]) + std::abs ([nsFont descender]);
         unitsToHeightScaleFactor = 1.0f / totalHeight;
-        fontHeightToCGSizeFactor = 1024.0f / totalHeight;
+        fontHeightToPointsFactor = referenceFontSize / totalHeight;
       #else
        #if SUPPORT_10_4_FONTS
         if (NEW_CGFONT_FUNCTIONS_UNAVAILABLE)
@@ -751,16 +754,15 @@ public:
 
             const float totalHeight = std::abs ([nsFont ascender]) + std::abs ([nsFont descender]);
             unitsToHeightScaleFactor = 1.0f / totalHeight;
-            fontHeightToCGSizeFactor = 1024.0f / totalHeight;
+            fontHeightToPointsFactor = referenceFontSize / totalHeight;
         }
         else
        #endif
         {
             fontRef = CGFontCreateWithFontName ((CFStringRef) [nsFont fontName]);
 
-            const int totalHeight = abs (CGFontGetAscent (fontRef)) + abs (CGFontGetDescent (fontRef));
-            unitsToHeightScaleFactor = 1.0f / totalHeight;
-            fontHeightToCGSizeFactor = CGFontGetUnitsPerEm (fontRef) / (float) totalHeight;
+            unitsToHeightScaleFactor = 1.0f / getFontTotalHeight (fontRef);
+            fontHeightToPointsFactor = getHeightToPointsFactor (fontRef);
         }
       #endif
     }
@@ -775,8 +777,9 @@ public:
             CGFontRelease (fontRef);
     }
 
-    float getAscent() const    { return ascent; }
-    float getDescent() const   { return 1.0f - ascent; }
+    float getAscent() const                 { return ascent; }
+    float getDescent() const                { return 1.0f - ascent; }
+    float getHeightToPointsFactor() const   { return fontHeightToPointsFactor; }
 
     float getStringWidth (const String& text)
     {
@@ -928,7 +931,7 @@ public:
 
     //==============================================================================
     CGFontRef fontRef;
-    float fontHeightToCGSizeFactor;
+    float fontHeightToPointsFactor;
     CGAffineTransform renderingTransform;
 
 private:
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_Direct2DGraphicsContext.cpp b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_Direct2DGraphicsContext.cpp
index 87f3a4cd5a..3d9a1e8c1f 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_Direct2DGraphicsContext.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_Direct2DGraphicsContext.cpp
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ public:
             {
                 WindowsDirectWriteTypeface* typeface = dynamic_cast<WindowsDirectWriteTypeface*> (font.getTypeface());
                 currentFontFace = typeface->getIDWriteFontFace();
-                fontHeightToEmSizeFactor = typeface->getFontHeightToEmSizeFactor();
+                fontHeightToEmSizeFactor = typeface->unitsToHeightScaleFactor();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_DirectWriteTypeLayout.cpp b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_DirectWriteTypeLayout.cpp
index cdf567e390..bcdee3f3d8 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_DirectWriteTypeLayout.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_DirectWriteTypeLayout.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace DirectWriteTypeLayout
     };
 
     //==================================================================================================
-    float getFontHeightToEmSizeFactor (IDWriteFont* const dwFont)
+    static float getFontHeightToEmSizeFactor (IDWriteFont* const dwFont)
     {
         ComSmartPtr<IDWriteFontFace> dwFontFace;
         dwFont->CreateFontFace (dwFontFace.resetAndGetPointerAddress());
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_DirectWriteTypeface.cpp b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_DirectWriteTypeface.cpp
index 838ee90b52..4eeb42db55 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_DirectWriteTypeface.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_DirectWriteTypeface.cpp
@@ -181,8 +181,9 @@ public:
         pathTransform = AffineTransform::scale (pathScale);
     }
 
-    float getAscent() const     { return ascent; }
-    float getDescent() const    { return 1.0f - ascent; }
+    float getAscent() const                 { return ascent; }
+    float getDescent() const                { return 1.0f - ascent; }
+    float getHeightToPointsFactor() const   { return unitsToHeightScaleFactor; }
 
     float getStringWidth (const String& text)
     {
@@ -250,7 +251,6 @@ public:
     }
 
     IDWriteFontFace* getIDWriteFontFace() const noexcept    { return dwFontFace; }
-    float getFontHeightToEmSizeFactor() const noexcept      { return unitsToHeightScaleFactor; }
 
 private:
     ComSmartPtr<IDWriteFontFace> dwFontFace;
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_Fonts.cpp b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_Fonts.cpp
index 10f8131b09..599dae6d3a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_Fonts.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_Fonts.cpp
@@ -210,13 +210,14 @@ public:
           fontH (0),
           previousFontH (0),
           dc (CreateCompatibleDC (0)),
-          ascent (1.0f),
+          ascent (1.0f), heightToPointsFactor (1.0f),
           defaultGlyph (-1)
     {
         loadFont();
 
         if (GetTextMetrics (dc, &tm))
         {
+            heightToPointsFactor = 256.0f / tm.tmHeight;
             ascent = tm.tmAscent / (float) tm.tmHeight;
             defaultGlyph = getGlyphForChar (dc, tm.tmDefaultChar);
             createKerningPairs (dc, (float) tm.tmHeight);
@@ -232,8 +233,9 @@ public:
             DeleteObject (fontH);
     }
 
-    float getAscent() const     { return ascent; }
-    float getDescent() const    { return 1.0f - ascent; }
+    float getAscent() const                 { return ascent; }
+    float getDescent() const                { return 1.0f - ascent; }
+    float getHeightToPointsFactor() const   { return heightToPointsFactor; }
 
     float getStringWidth (const String& text)
     {
@@ -352,7 +354,7 @@ private:
     HGDIOBJ previousFontH;
     HDC dc;
     TEXTMETRIC tm;
-    float ascent;
+    float ascent, heightToPointsFactor;
     int defaultGlyph;
 
     struct KerningPair
@@ -492,7 +494,7 @@ Typeface::Ptr Typeface::createSystemTypefaceFor (const Font& font)
 
     if (factories.systemFonts != nullptr)
         return new WindowsDirectWriteTypeface (font, factories.systemFonts);
-    else
    #endif
-        return new WindowsTypeface (font);
+
+    return new WindowsTypeface (font);
 }