With Myriad Pro for example the spacing under the letter changes dramatically. It shifts all the letters up. This also happen with other fonts depending on what is used. I understand Graphisoft may not have the time to ensure every font choice works as it should but this is a system font and in my opinion much easier on the eyes than Arial.
Is there a way to fix this application wide? I know that with section/elevation markers the text can be shifted separate to the marker geometry, but that's another frustrating step and it doesn't address the root of the problem.
Is this something Graphisoft can fix or would another (drastic) solution be to use a font editing software to change the actual font?
Image attached to explain the way this looks side by side
You are correct again that in Apple's Pages, the base line is also different. I guess I never noticed it because it doesn't usually have to align with anything so accurately. (Screenshot attached)
And in looking at Adobe Illustrator there's only a micron difference between Arial and Myriad Pro. Not enough to call a problem.
I'd love to solve it, I fear that if I can't I'll throw my hands up in despair and resort to using comic sans for all documentation!
And in looking at Adobe Illustrator there's only a micron difference between Arial and Myriad Pro. Not enough to call a problem.
I'd love to solve it, I fear that if I can't I'll throw my hands up in despair and resort to using comic sans for all documentation!
Hi Katallin
Thanks for the response. My apology, I thought I checked to see if I was correct in saying Myriad Pro is a system font. It turns out you're right, it's not. But it nearly is, by that I mean it's installed by default when you install Adobe Photoshop or similar. And it's fair to say that a computer without Photoshop is barely a computer!
Ejrolon is all over this, and it seems has been dealing with the gnawing inconvenience much longer than I. Poor bugger. I agree, knowing the reason is not the answer, merely a breadcrumb on the path to finding a resolution. I'd also agree that the suggestions proposed for a fix are the way it should be. And to add to that, if you manually adjust the text to sit where you want it and then this (Drawing title or whatever) is saved as a favourite, then that new position is saved as well. So that it only has to be moved once and then becomes part of your template — I think this is actually what happens with the drawing title. So when you eye drop from one drawing to the next it copies all adjustments.
Ideally though, all fonts would just work as they do on the dimension lines.
I realise it might be a little bit of work to have all 40 million fonts in the world work perfectly. Maybe I can just put in a special request for Myriad Pro
I know Graphisoft has much respect for the late Steve Jobs. I think he would have loved to see it working flawlessly on his lovely machine. In fact Apple have made use of this font family for a number of years. It seems a shame to not have this particular font work as it should. 
Thanks for the response. My apology, I thought I checked to see if I was correct in saying Myriad Pro is a system font. It turns out you're right, it's not. But it nearly is, by that I mean it's installed by default when you install Adobe Photoshop or similar. And it's fair to say that a computer without Photoshop is barely a computer!
Ejrolon is all over this, and it seems has been dealing with the gnawing inconvenience much longer than I. Poor bugger. I agree, knowing the reason is not the answer, merely a breadcrumb on the path to finding a resolution. I'd also agree that the suggestions proposed for a fix are the way it should be. And to add to that, if you manually adjust the text to sit where you want it and then this (Drawing title or whatever) is saved as a favourite, then that new position is saved as well. So that it only has to be moved once and then becomes part of your template — I think this is actually what happens with the drawing title. So when you eye drop from one drawing to the next it copies all adjustments.
Ideally though, all fonts would just work as they do on the dimension lines.
I realise it might be a little bit of work to have all 40 million fonts in the world work perfectly. Maybe I can just put in a special request for Myriad Pro
I know Graphisoft has much respect for the late Steve Jobs. I think he would have loved to see it working flawlessly on his lovely machine. In fact Apple have made use of this font family for a number of years. It seems a shame to not have this particular font work as it should.
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