topic Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text in Documentation

ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

Anonymous — Fri, 19 May 2023 13:52:59 GMT

Has anyone else, after updating to ArchiCAD 20, had the issue of typing text and when you're finished it automatically resizes itself much smaller to the point you can't read it? Not sure if there's a new setting we need to adjust or if this is a bug.

Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

Karl Ottenstein — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 15:05:53 GMT

It sounds like you are describing normal behavior. When you edit text, the text editing window displays the text at a size that can be read. When you finish, the text is placed/replaced at the font size specified in the settings and at the current scale/zoom of whatever view you are in.

Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 15:25:50 GMT

Hopefully this screenshot helps clarify. Once finished typing or correcting text I click out of the text box and it resizes to size 0.29 when everything else is typically at 6.00. And this text was typed and started out at size 6.00 as well. Text I'm referring to is in the selected box on the left hand size. Everyone in our office is having same issue, so I wasn't sure if anyone else has noticed it.

Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

Brett Brown — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:30:36 GMT

Yes, this is happening to me also but not every time

Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

DGSketcher — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 22:35:53 GMT

If this is TEXT rather than a LABEL then there is a setting for paper or model size in the tool settings. Paper will set the font to actual size e.g. 2mm whereas Model size will scale up the font from 2mm @ 1:50 scale to be 100mm so it prints out at 2mm.

Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

Dave Jochum — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:14:56 GMT

I have this problem as well and it is definitely a glitch. It happens in both text boxes and labels and only with the first edit in a particular window. Extremely annoying. This is occurring under Yosemite as well.

Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

NCornia — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:38:43 GMT

Hi All,

This is an issue which seems to affect only selected users and so far has been extremely elusive to try and figure it out since we cannot reproduce the conditions that lead to the problem.

I am assisting in gathering information on this matter for the USA and Canadian markets. I will reach out to any users in the USA or Canada who post here to gather some information from you. If you are located outside the USA or Canada, please contact your local distributor with a reference to Defect # 216179.

Sorry for the inconvenience. We will do our best to track down the root cause of this issue.

Best regards,

Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 13:32:33 GMT

Thanks for looking into it Nick! I will follow the instructions in the email you sent.

Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

jakubc7 — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 14:28:19 GMT

I can confirm that this happens to me. Australian Subscription, International Version of ARCHICAD 20 with current hotfix (and prior also). Very annoying bug.

Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

Dave Jochum — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 17:52:57 GMT

In addition to the text re-sizing, formatting can also be lost, though not in every case. The best workaround is when selecting a text box or label to revise, if it is the first such revision in a particular window, immediately de-select it, then undo the shrinkage. Re-select and continue with revision. At least in my experience, the formatting is never lost with this method.

Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 19:02:14 GMT

Same here with ArchiCAD 20 Build 3016 MacOSX 10.11

Fast moving of the mouse or any premature Action on the keyobard after hitting enter shrinks text to 0.1.

Can be avoided (In my case) when not moving the mouse and waiting ca. 2,0 seconds after hitting enter when text is finished.

Something quite similar happens when typing values into the tracker, hitting enter and hitting Esc too fast afterwards, the value then suddenly jumps always up to 100.

Empiric testing found out that this must have to do something with the mouse / keyoboard doubleclick Speed because reducing the doubleclick intervalls of the mouse significantly reduced text shrinking events.

Trackerproblem with esc key stays the same though as i have no possibility to change the keyboard settings.

A solution or at least explanation of the support would be appreciated.

Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

Richard Morrison — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 19:34:34 GMT

This was apparently resolved in the last hotfix -- 5025. (At least in the International version. If you have the German version, you will have to wait a little, since it's not out yet.)

Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 18:57:31 GMT

Dear Richard,

thanks for your reply.

When the update is out i will keep you updated if it works.

Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 06:07:27 GMT

Has anyone resolved this problem? Thanks

Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

Barry Kelly — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 06:21:38 GMT

TKSANTOS wrote:
Has anyone resolved this problem? Thanks

Do you have the latest build 5025?
It is available for AUS.

I have never seen this issue myself but I certainly can't reproduce it in build 5025 when I try.

Barry.

Re: ArchiCAD 20 Updated Text

Dave Jochum — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:58:48 GMT

TKSANTOS wrote:
Has anyone resolved this problem? Thanks

Problem still exists despite several new builds since first reported.