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Shifting baseline in one particular font??

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    • August 21, 2019 at 9:23 pm #1181853
      Natalie Karnatak
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      I’m creating matching posters for two different brands, with two different heading fonts. One of the fonts (Aller) operates normally, but when I switch to the second (Asap) the baseline shifts down and I have to enlarge the text frame to accomodate the extra space.

      You can see an example here:
      https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nys25atp7YR8Z8K100oMD1vUjPBqXIhi

      Both text frames are set to NOT align to the baseline grid, both have the text alignment set to top, and both are offset to the ascent. They are literally copies of one another, I’ve only changed the font.

      It’s a real nuisance since the posters should look the same, and I end up having to manually shift the text up to match. Does anyone have an idea about why this is happening?

      If you want to test the fonts themselves, they are both free downloads:
      First font: https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/aller
      Second (problem) font: https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/asap

      Any help will be much appreciated!

    • August 22, 2019 at 12:22 am #14324248
      Dieter Stockert
      Member

      I think this just how the designer of the font wanted it to look like.

    • August 22, 2019 at 10:03 am #14324243
      David Blatner
      Keymaster

      Yes, different fonts take up different amounts of space, so this is a common problem that you are describing. One solution is to apply Auto-Size to the Text Frame (in Object > Text Frame Options) so that the frame expands automatically.

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