Leading (line spacing) not shown, blank, in Character panel
OS:
Various Mac OS versions and hardware, including M2 Mac Studio and M3 MacBook Pro. Confirmed in screenshots on:
Mac Sonoma 14.1
Apple M3 Pro
36GB of RAM
ILLUSTRATOR VERSION:
Various versions. Confirmed on Adobe Illustrator 2024 v28.0 (used for screenshots). This happens across computers and OS and Illustrator versions.
STEPS TAKEN:
Opened file and clicked on text.
EXPECTED RESULTS:
Selecting text should show leading in Character Panel.
ACTUAL RESULTS:
Leading field is blank in Character Panel.
Leading (line spacing) is sometimes not shown in the Character Panel. The field is blank. This can occur when selecting many characters, which might be expected if different characters in the selection have different leading.
BUT this also happens when a single character is selected, or the cursor is between characters (screenshots attached), in which case, only one leading value is possible (or should be).
Undefined leading is a serious problem, and makes matching or checking leading very difficult in a production environment.
Jeremy Bolesky
shared this idea
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Oh yes, happens all the time!
When you select one line, many lines, all lines, one character only, the whole object...
Does not help if you reenter the new value, or set Auto... BLANK all the time.
The bug is nowhere new, and finally it got reported.
Thanks, Jeremy.
