diff --git a/common/base_struct.cpp b/common/base_struct.cpp
index b2ef720adb..d16aa121f8 100644
--- a/common/base_struct.cpp
+++ b/common/base_struct.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ EDA_TextStruct::~EDA_TextStruct()
  */
 int EDA_TextStruct::LenSize( const wxString& aLine ) const
 {
-    return TextWidth(aLine, m_Size.x, m_Italic, m_Bold ) + m_Width;
+    return ReturnGraphicTextWidth(aLine, m_Size.x, m_Italic, m_Bold ) + m_Width;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/common/drawtxt.cpp b/common/drawtxt.cpp
index b9d61c8402..d805688702 100644
--- a/common/drawtxt.cpp
+++ b/common/drawtxt.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #define EDA_DRAWBASE
 #include "hershey_fonts.h"
 
-#define HERSHEY_SIZE 32.0
+#define HERSHEY_SIZE 32.0       // size factor used to calculate actual size of shapes from hershey fonts
 
 /* Functions to draw / plot a string.
  *  texts have only one line.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static const char* get_hershey_recipe( int AsciiCode, bool bold )
 }
 
 
-int TextWidth( const wxString& aText, int size_h, bool italic, bool bold )
+int ReturnGraphicTextWidth( const wxString& aText, int aXSize, bool italic, bool bold )
 {
     int tally = 0;
     int char_count = aText.length();
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ int TextWidth( const wxString& aText, int size_h, bool italic, bool bold )
         /* Get metrics */
         int         xsta = *ptcar++ - 'R';
         int         xsto = *ptcar++ - 'R';
-        tally += wxRound( size_h * (xsto - xsta) / HERSHEY_SIZE );
+        tally += wxRound( aXSize * (xsto - xsta) / HERSHEY_SIZE );
     }
 
     /* Italic correction, 1/8em */
     if( italic )
     {
-        tally += wxRound( size_h * 0.125 );
+        tally += wxRound( aXSize * 0.125 );
     }
     return tally;
 }
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static void DrawGraphicTextPline(
 
 static int overbar_position( int size_v, int thickness )
 {
-    return wxRound( (double) size_v * 30.0 / HERSHEY_SIZE + (double) thickness );
+    return wxRound( ((double) size_v * 26/HERSHEY_SIZE ) + ((double) thickness * 1.5) );
 }
 
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void DrawGraphicText( WinEDA_DrawPanel* aPanel,
 
     current_char_pos = aPos;
 
-    dx = TextWidth( aText, size_h, aItalic, aBold );
+    dx = ReturnGraphicTextWidth( aText, size_h, aItalic, aBold );
     dy = size_v;
 
     /* Do not draw the text if out of draw area! */
diff --git a/eeschema/class_pin.cpp b/eeschema/class_pin.cpp
index cb5f700bac..988aa5dfc2 100644
--- a/eeschema/class_pin.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/class_pin.cpp
@@ -456,7 +456,6 @@ void LibDrawPin::DrawPinTexts( WinEDA_DrawPanel* panel,
     int        x, y, x1, y1;
     wxString   StringPinNum;
     EDA_Colors NameColor, NumColor;
-    int        PinTxtLen;
 
     wxSize     PinNameSize( m_PinNameSize, m_PinNameSize );
     wxSize     PinNumSize( m_PinNumSize, m_PinNumSize );
@@ -491,9 +490,7 @@ void LibDrawPin::DrawPinTexts( WinEDA_DrawPanel* panel,
         x1 += m_PinLen; break;
     }
 
-    PinTxtLen = TextWidth( m_PinName, PinNameSize.x, false, false) + LineWidth;
-
-    if( PinTxtLen == 0 )
+    if( m_PinName.IsEmpty() )
         DrawPinName = FALSE;
 
     if( TextInside )  /* Draw the text inside, but the pin numbers outside. */
@@ -658,7 +655,6 @@ void LibDrawPin::PlotPinTexts( wxPoint& pin_pos,
     int        x, y, x1, y1;
     wxString   StringPinNum;
     EDA_Colors NameColor, NumColor;
-    int        PinTxtLen   = 0;
     wxSize     PinNameSize = wxSize( m_PinNameSize, m_PinNameSize );
     wxSize     PinNumSize  = wxSize( m_PinNumSize, m_PinNumSize );
     bool       plot_color  = (g_PlotFormat == PLOT_FORMAT_POST)
@@ -687,8 +683,7 @@ void LibDrawPin::PlotPinTexts( wxPoint& pin_pos,
         x1 += m_PinLen; break;
     }
 
-    PinTxtLen = TextWidth( m_PinName, PinNameSize.x, false, false) + aWidth;
-    if( PinTxtLen == 0 )
+    if( m_PinName.IsEmpty() )
         DrawPinName = FALSE;
 
     if( TextInside )                                        /* Draw the text inside, but the pin numbers outside. */
diff --git a/include/drawtxt.h b/include/drawtxt.h
index d573f16b69..3d1cf1b080 100644
--- a/include/drawtxt.h
+++ b/include/drawtxt.h
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
 
 class WinEDA_DrawPanel;
 
-int TextWidth(const wxString& aText, int size_h, bool italic, bool bold );
+/** Function ReturnGraphicTextWidth
+ * @return the X size of the graphic text
+ * the full X size is ReturnGraphicTextWidth + the thickness of graphic lines
+ */
+int ReturnGraphicTextWidth(const wxString& aText, int size_h, bool italic, bool bold );
 
 /** Function NegableTextLength
  * Return the text length of a negable string, excluding the ~ markers */