Folks,
I am not sure what the correct terminology is for our current issue but let me give explaining it a try. We are using a label layer with transform off to display some overview information on a map. The text sometimes needs to be lined up horizontally or spaced evenly vertically. It appears that the text function is using the outer perimeter of the text as the anchor point for the location. So in the case where there are characters which drop below the normal text line (e.g. g, y p, j, q) then the text is not aligned as we would hope. The same is true for the top of the text with different characters of course. The text is then not aligned as you would expect if different labels are drawn say 3 in a row horizontally at the same vertical location. If we concatenate the labels to a single string this helps the individual lines but is misaligned vertically. So is there any way (or any plans) to help this? It could be that at alignment mode that is relative to either end of the line (not sure what it's called) under the text would be what we need. This could also in some instances tidy up more traditional labels as they would be draw a little more naturally relative to the point. Looking forward to your thoughts and comments. Thanks Ian
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