3 files changed, 53 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/GLRegion.java b/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/GLRegion.java
index aca5fca52..aa756582a 100644
--- a/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/GLRegion.java
+++ b/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/GLRegion.java
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ public abstract class GLRegion extends Region {
             region = new VBORegionSPES2(glp, renderModes, colorTexSeq, 0, 0);
         }
         final int[] vertIndexCount = { 0, 0 };
-        final OutlineShape.Visitor2 visitor = new OutlineShape.Visitor2() {
+        final Font.GlyphVisitor2 visitor = new Font.GlyphVisitor2() {
             @Override
-            public final void visit(final OutlineShape shape) {
-                region.countOutlineShape(shape, vertIndexCount);
+            public final void visit(final Font.Glyph glyph) {
+                region.countOutlineShape(glyph.getShape(), vertIndexCount);
             } };
         font.processString(visitor, str);
         region.setBufferCapacity(vertIndexCount[0], vertIndexCount[1]);
diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/TextRegionUtil.java b/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/TextRegionUtil.java
index de9ff5636..35b6d5028 100644
--- a/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/TextRegionUtil.java
+++ b/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/TextRegionUtil.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import com.jogamp.opengl.math.geom.AABBox;
 import com.jogamp.graph.curve.OutlineShape;
 import com.jogamp.graph.curve.Region;
 import com.jogamp.graph.font.Font;
+import com.jogamp.graph.font.Font.Glyph;
 import com.jogamp.graph.geom.plane.AffineTransform;
 
 /**
@@ -106,11 +107,15 @@ public class TextRegionUtil {
     public static AABBox addStringToRegion(final Region region, final Font font, final AffineTransform transform,
                                            final CharSequence str, final float[] rgbaColor,
                                            final AffineTransform temp1, final AffineTransform temp2) {
-        final OutlineShape.Visitor visitor = new OutlineShape.Visitor() {
+        final Font.GlyphVisitor visitor = new Font.GlyphVisitor() {
             @Override
-            public final void visit(final OutlineShape shape, final AffineTransform t) {
-                region.addOutlineShape(shape, t, region.hasColorChannel() ? rgbaColor : null);
-            } };
+            public void visit(final Glyph glyph, final AffineTransform t) {
+                if( glyph.isWhiteSpace() ) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                region.addOutlineShape(glyph.getShape(), t, region.hasColorChannel() ? rgbaColor : null);
+            }
+        };
         return font.processString(visitor, transform, str, temp1, temp2);
     }
 
@@ -128,10 +133,10 @@ public class TextRegionUtil {
      * @see #drawString3D(GL2ES2, GLRegion, RegionRenderer, Font, CharSequence, float[], int[], AffineTransform, AffineTransform)
      */
     public static void countStringRegion(final Region region, final Font font, final CharSequence str, final int[/*2*/] vertIndexCount) {
-        final OutlineShape.Visitor2 visitor = new OutlineShape.Visitor2() {
+        final Font.GlyphVisitor2 visitor = new Font.GlyphVisitor2() {
             @Override
-            public final void visit(final OutlineShape shape) {
-                region.countOutlineShape(shape, vertIndexCount);
+            public final void visit(final Font.Glyph glyph) {
+                region.countOutlineShape(glyph.getShape(), vertIndexCount);
             } };
         font.processString(visitor, str);
     }
diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/graph/font/Font.java b/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/graph/font/Font.java
index 1b5452a45..2a75a203f 100644
--- a/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/graph/font/Font.java
+++ b/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/graph/font/Font.java
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ public interface Font {
         /** Return the glyph's name, source from `post` table */
         String getName();
 
+        /** Return true if the underlying {@link #getShape()} is a whitespace, otherwise false. */
+        boolean isWhiteSpace();
+
         /**
          * Return the AABBox in font-units, borrowing internal instance.
          */
@@ -246,6 +249,30 @@ public interface Font {
         String fullString();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * General purpose {@link Font.Glyph} visitor.
+     */
+    public static interface GlyphVisitor {
+        /**
+         * Visiting the given {@link Font.Glyph} having an {@link OutlineShape} with it's corresponding {@link AffineTransform}.
+         * @param glyph {@link Font.Glyph} which contains an {@link OutlineShape} via {@link Font.Glyph#getShape()}.
+         * @param t may be used immediately as is, otherwise a copy shall be made if stored.
+         */
+        public void visit(final Glyph glyph, final AffineTransform t);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constrained {@link Font.Glyph} visitor w/o {@link AffineTransform}.
+     */
+    public static interface GlyphVisitor2 {
+        /**
+         * Visiting the given {@link Font.Glyph} having an {@link OutlineShape}.
+         * @param glyph {@link Font.Glyph} which contains an {@link OutlineShape} via {@link Font.Glyph#getShape()}.
+         */
+        public void visit(final Glyph glyph);
+    }
+
+
     String getName(final int nameIndex);
 
     /** Shall return the family and subfamily name, separated a dash.
@@ -417,39 +444,41 @@ public interface Font {
     boolean isPrintableChar(final char c);
 
     /**
-     * Try using {@link #processString(com.jogamp.graph.curve.OutlineShape.Visitor, AffineTransform, CharSequence, AffineTransform, AffineTransform)}
+     * Try using {@link #processString(GlyphVisitor, AffineTransform, CharSequence, AffineTransform, AffineTransform)}
      * to reuse {@link AffineTransform} instances.
+     * @see #processString(GlyphVisitor, AffineTransform, CharSequence, AffineTransform, AffineTransform)
      */
-    AABBox processString(final OutlineShape.Visitor visitor, final AffineTransform transform,
+    AABBox processString(final Font.GlyphVisitor visitor, final AffineTransform transform,
                          final CharSequence string);
 
     /**
-     * Visit each {@link Glyph}'s {@link OutlineShape} of the string with the {@link OutlineShape.Visitor}
+     * Visit each {@link Glyph} and perhaps its {@link OutlineShape} of the string with the {@link Font.GlyphVisitor}
      * while passing the progressed {@link AffineTransform}.
      * <p>
      * The processed shapes are in font em-size [0..1], but can be adjusted with the given transform, progressed and passed to the visitor.
      * </p>
-     * @param visitor handling each glyph's outline shape in font em-size [0..1] and the given {@link AffineTransform}
-     * @param transform optional given transform
+     * @param visitor handling each {@link Font.Glyph} and perhaps its {@link OutlineShape} in font em-size [0..1] and the given {@link AffineTransform}
+     * @param transform optional given transform for size and position
      * @param font the target {@link Font}
      * @param string string text
      * @param temp1 temporary AffineTransform storage, mandatory
      * @param temp2 temporary AffineTransform storage, mandatory
      * @return the bounding box of the given string by taking each glyph's font em-sized [0..1] {@link OutlineShape} into account.
+     * @see #processString(GlyphVisitor, AffineTransform, CharSequence)
      */
-    AABBox processString(final OutlineShape.Visitor visitor, final AffineTransform transform,
+    AABBox processString(final Font.GlyphVisitor visitor, final AffineTransform transform,
                          final CharSequence string,
                          final AffineTransform temp1, final AffineTransform temp2);
 
     /**
-     * Visit each {@link Glyph}'s {@link OutlineShape} of the string with the constrained {@link OutlineShape.Visitor2}.
+     * Visit each {@link Glyph} and perhaps its {@link OutlineShape} of the string with the constrained {@link Font.GlyphVisitor2}.
      * <p>
      * The processed shapes are in font em-size [0..1].
      * </p>
-     * @param visitor handling each glyph's outline shape in font em-size [0..1]
+     * @param visitor handling each {@link Font.Glyph} and perhaps its {@link OutlineShape} in font em-size [0..1]
      * @param string string text
      */
-    void processString(final OutlineShape.Visitor2 visitor, final CharSequence string);
+    void processString(final Font.GlyphVisitor2 visitor, final CharSequence string);
 
     /** Returns {@link #getFullFamilyName()} */
     @Override