Is this the solution? Is the riddle finally solved?

mods/unsplash.go

@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ func unsplash(broker *tg.Broker, update tg.APIMessage) {
 			iter := 0
 			for width*1.05 > iwidth && iter < 10 {
 				log.Println("Warning, resizing!")
-				left, top, right, bottom = gc.GetStringBounds(texts[longid])
 				scale *= (0.9 - 0.1*float64(iter))
 				gc.SetFontSize(scale)
+				left, top, right, bottom = gc.GetStringBounds(texts[longid])
 				width = right - left
 				iter++
 			}