diff --git a/qadevOOo/testdocs/vertical-testcase.odt b/qadevOOo/testdocs/vertical-testcase.odt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cd279c8115ad
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diff --git a/vcl/unx/generic/fontmanager/fontconfig.cxx b/vcl/unx/generic/fontmanager/fontconfig.cxx
index 6bf7edee2489..be91349eadc4 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/generic/fontmanager/fontconfig.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/generic/fontmanager/fontconfig.cxx
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ public:
     {
         FcPatternDestroy(mpPattern);
     }
-    virtual void *GetPattern(void * face, bool bEmbolden, bool bVerticalLayout) const
+    virtual void *GetPattern(void * face, bool bEmbolden, bool /*bVerticalLayout*/) const
     {
         FcValue value;
         value.type = FcTypeFTFace;
@@ -879,8 +879,10 @@ public:
         FcPatternAdd (mpPattern, FC_FT_FACE, value, FcTrue);
         FcPatternDel(mpPattern, FC_EMBOLDEN);
         FcPatternAddBool(mpPattern, FC_EMBOLDEN, bEmbolden ? FcTrue : FcFalse);
+#if 0
         FcPatternDel(mpPattern, FC_VERTICAL_LAYOUT);
         FcPatternAddBool(mpPattern, FC_VERTICAL_LAYOUT, bVerticalLayout ? FcTrue : FcFalse);
+#endif
         return mpPattern;
     }
     FcPattern* mpPattern;
diff --git a/vcl/unx/generic/gdi/salgdi3.cxx b/vcl/unx/generic/gdi/salgdi3.cxx
index f03bc353a740..023f64bb5e7c 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/generic/gdi/salgdi3.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/generic/gdi/salgdi3.cxx
@@ -454,9 +454,9 @@ void X11SalGraphics::DrawCairoAAFontString( const ServerFontLayout& rLayout )
                     &text_extents);
 
                 xdiff = -text_extents.x_advance/nHeight;
-                //deliberate bug here for temp render-like-X11-impl,
-                //nWidth should be nHeight below
-                xdiff += font_extents.descent/nWidth;
+                //to restore an apparent bug in the original X11 impl, replace
+                //nHeight with nWidth below
+                xdiff += font_extents.descent/nHeight;
             }
             cairo_matrix_translate(&m, xdiff, ydiff);
         }
@@ -834,9 +834,7 @@ void X11SalGraphics::DrawServerFontLayout( const ServerFontLayout& rLayout )
 {
     // draw complex text
     ServerFont& rFont = rLayout.GetServerFont();
-    const bool bVertical = rFont.GetFontSelData().mbVertical;
-
-    if( !bVertical && isCairoRenderable(rFont) )
+    if( isCairoRenderable(rFont) )
         DrawCairoAAFontString( rLayout );
     else
     {