void QgsComposerUtils::drawText( QPainter *painter, const QRectF &rect, const QString &text, const QFont &font, const QColor &color, const Qt::AlignmentFlag halignment, const Qt::AlignmentFlag valignment, const int flags )
{
  if ( !painter )
  {
    return;
  }

  //upscale using FONT_WORKAROUND_SCALE
  //ref: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Multi-line-labels-and-font-bug-td4157152.html
  QFont textFont = scaledFontPixelSize( font );

  QRectF scaledRect( rect.x() * FONT_WORKAROUND_SCALE, rect.y() * FONT_WORKAROUND_SCALE,
                     rect.width() * FONT_WORKAROUND_SCALE, rect.height() * FONT_WORKAROUND_SCALE );

  painter->save();
  painter->setFont( textFont );
  if ( color.isValid() )
  {
    painter->setPen( color );
  }
  double scaleFactor = 1.0 / FONT_WORKAROUND_SCALE;
  painter->scale( scaleFactor, scaleFactor );
  painter->drawText( scaledRect, halignment | valignment | flags, text );
  painter->restore();
}

double QgsLayoutUtils::fontAscentMM( const QFont &font )
{
  //upscale using FONT_WORKAROUND_SCALE
  //ref: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Multi-line-labels-and-font-bug-td4157152.html
  QFont metricsFont = scaledFontPixelSize( font );
  QFontMetricsF fontMetrics( metricsFont );
  return ( fontMetrics.ascent() / FONT_WORKAROUND_SCALE );
}

void QgsComposerItem::drawText( QPainter* p, double x, double y, const QString& text, const QFont& font ) const
{
  QFont textFont = scaledFontPixelSize( font );

  p->save();
  p->setFont( textFont );
  double scaleFactor = 1.0 / FONT_WORKAROUND_SCALE;
  p->scale( scaleFactor, scaleFactor );
  p->drawText( QPointF( x * FONT_WORKAROUND_SCALE, y * FONT_WORKAROUND_SCALE ), text );
  p->restore();
}

void QgsDecorationGrid::drawText( QPainter* p, double x, double y, const QString& text, const QFont& font ) const
{
  QFont textFont = scaledFontPixelSize( font );

  p->save();
  p->setFont( textFont );
  p->setPen( QColor( 0, 0, 0 ) ); //draw text always in black
  double scaleFactor = 1.0 / FONT_WORKAROUND_SCALE;
  p->scale( scaleFactor, scaleFactor );
  p->drawText( QPointF( x * FONT_WORKAROUND_SCALE, y * FONT_WORKAROUND_SCALE ), text );
  p->restore();
}