Text height is wrong
When you select a specific text height, it is not correct. Say for instance you select 1 inch for text height but in reality the cap height is .68 inches. We work at a sign shop and a lot of jobs require a specific text height. This is misleading when I pick 1 inch for text height and it is no where near 1 inch in height. Can you please make it where the text height corelates to the actual cap height of the text, otherwise this feature is useless.
Jay
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Latest Illustrator releases have Font Height Options you can access form Character panel’s menu — they allow you to set font height as a capital / x-height specifically.
The functionality has some minor issues (regarding rounded stems for some fonts, keeping the chosen option between launches), but otherwise it is very good. Please try it!
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Lee
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wrong height size
Why?
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Jonathan
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I am using the implemented cap-height feature. It is not scaling to the actual cap heigh of the font's metrics, rather, the largest of the glyphs. it does not allow for a consistent experience.
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Jay, be default the font size measure by Em Box, the invisible container that surrounds all ascenders and descenders of a glyph. There was no way to set a font size by defining its capital letter size or x-height. It used to be like this for ages.
But recently the team picked up this feature:
https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-feature-requests/suggestions/32403763-allow-to-set-font-size-by-setting-x-height-and-cap
and you can try it in the Beta or wait till next release )hopefully).
Have fun!
