+ assert (!_text.empty());
+ assert (_canvas);
+ Glib::RefPtr<Pango::Context> context = _canvas->get_pango_context();
+ Glib::RefPtr<Pango::Layout> layout = Pango::Layout::create (context);
+
+#if 0 // def __APPLE__ // Looks like this is no longer needed 2017-03-11, pango 1.36.8, pangomm 2.34.0