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  1. Resizing Area Type using Transform or Properties panel should not transform text inside

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    11 comments  ·  Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests » Type, Fonts, Text  ·  Admin →
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    Erin M commented  · 

    It's pretty simple. Point type is adjusted as if the text is an object. That means that if you manipulate the text box (bounding box) it will manipulated the shape and size of the actual text.

    Area type, on the other hand, should not be manipulated when the text box is, because the text box acts as a container, and the area type adjusts to fill the container.

    I have no problem manipulating the area type text box when I use the mouse on the anchor points. The problem is that I like precision, and to perfectly align the text boxes, I have to use the properties panel and input specific dimensions to keep things consistent. When I do this, the area type is suddenly treated like point type, being squashed or stretched if I change only one parameter (height, for example). This makes no sense. Changing the dimensions in the Properties panel should behave exactly the same way as changing them using the anchor points.

    I reverted to an older version hoping this is only a bug in the current version, but it looks like this has been a problem for a while.

    Versions tried:

    28.7.1
    27.9.5

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