diff --git a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/LineEdit.cpp b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/LineEdit.cpp
index 5b36daa41..b528c5b11 100644
--- a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/LineEdit.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/LineEdit.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ LineEdit& LineEdit::SetFont(Font f) {
 }
 
 Size LineEdit::GetFontSize() const {
-	FontInfo fi = font.Info();
-	return Size(max(fi['M'], fi['W']), fi.GetHeight());
+	return Size(font.GetMonoWidth(), font.GetHeight());
 }
 
 void LineEdit::SetRectSelection(int64 anchor, int64 cursor)
diff --git a/uppsrc/Draw/Draw.h b/uppsrc/Draw/Draw.h
index 959adcd2b..2b9a56007 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Draw/Draw.h
+++ b/uppsrc/Draw/Draw.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ public:
 	int   GetOverhang() const                { return Fi().overhang; }
 	int   GetAveWidth() const                { return Fi().avewidth; }
 	int   GetMaxWidth() const                { return Fi().maxwidth; }
+	int   GetMonoWidth() const               { return max(GetWidth('M'), GetWidth('W')); }
 	bool  IsNormal(int ch) const;
 	bool  IsComposed(int ch) const;
 	bool  IsReplaced(int ch) const;
diff --git a/uppsrc/Draw/src.tpp/Font_en-us.tpp b/uppsrc/Draw/src.tpp/Font_en-us.tpp
index 2689e8aee..0d720fabe 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Draw/src.tpp/Font_en-us.tpp
+++ b/uppsrc/Draw/src.tpp/Font_en-us.tpp
@@ -276,11 +276,26 @@ of text.&]
 [s3; &]
 [s4; &]
 [s5;:Font`:`:GetAveWidth`(`)const: [@(0.0.255) int]_[* GetAveWidth]()_[@(0.0.255) const]&]
-[s2;%% Returns the average width of character.&]
+[s2;%% Returns the average width of character. Depends on information 
+from the font provider, which is not always reliable `- it is 
+better the obtain the spacing info from the width of individual 
+glyphs.&]
 [s3; &]
 [s4; &]
 [s5;:Font`:`:GetMaxWidth`(`)const: [@(0.0.255) int]_[* GetMaxWidth]()_[@(0.0.255) const]&]
-[s2;%% Returns the maximal width of character.&]
+[s2;%% Returns the maximal width of character. Depends on information 
+from the font provider, which is not always reliable `- it is 
+better the obtain the spacing info from the width of individual 
+glyphs.&]
+[s3; &]
+[s4; &]
+[s5;:Upp`:`:Font`:`:GetMonoWidth`(`)const: [@(0.0.255) int]_[* GetMonoWidth]()_[@(0.0.255) c
+onst]&]
+[s2;%% Returns supposed width of character cell if the font is (or 
+is considered) monospace. This is the method used in LineEdit 
+to determine cell width. Currently, max(GetWidth(`'M`'), GetWidth(`'W`')) 
+value is used as GetAveWidth and GetMaxWidth using the information 
+from the font metadata is unreliable.&]
 [s3; &]
 [s4; &]
 [s5;:Font`:`:IsNormal`(int`)const: [@(0.0.255) bool]_[* IsNormal]([@(0.0.255) int]_[@3 ch])_[@(0.0.255) c
diff --git a/uppsrc/TextDiffCtrl/TextCtrl.cpp b/uppsrc/TextDiffCtrl/TextCtrl.cpp
index 491e5810e..663bc1bbd 100644
--- a/uppsrc/TextDiffCtrl/TextCtrl.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/TextDiffCtrl/TextCtrl.cpp
@@ -391,12 +391,10 @@ void TextCompareCtrl::SetFont(Font f, Font nf)
 {
 	font = f;
 	number_font = nf;
-	FontInfo fi = f.Info();
-	FontInfo ni = nf.Info();
-	letter.cy = fi.GetHeight();
-	letter.cx = fi.GetAveWidth();
-	number_width = 5 * ni.GetAveWidth();
-	number_yshift = (fi.GetHeight() - ni.GetHeight() + 2) >> 1;
+	letter.cy = f.GetHeight();
+	letter.cx = f.GetMonoWidth();
+	number_width = 5 * nf.GetMonoWidth();
+	number_yshift = (f.GetHeight() - nf.GetHeight() + 2) >> 1;
 	Layout();
 }
 
diff --git a/uppsrc/ide/Console.cpp b/uppsrc/ide/Console.cpp
index 42d32ffa3..747b87b2e 100644
--- a/uppsrc/ide/Console.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/ide/Console.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void Console::Append(const String& s) {
 	SetEditable();
 	MoveTextEnd();
 	WString t = Filter(s, sAppf).ToWString();
-	int mg = max(40, sb.GetReducedViewSize().cx / GetFont().GetAveWidth());
+	int mg = max(40, sb.GetReducedViewSize().cx / GetFontSize().cx);
 	if(wrap_text && mg > 4) {
 		int x = GetColumnLine(GetCursor32()).x;
 		WStringBuffer tt;