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text height
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Text height determines the size (in drawing units) of the letters in the used font. Except in TrueType fonts, the value usually represents the size of the capital letters.
If a fixed height is specified as part of a text style, the Height prompt is bypassed when creating single-line text. When the height is set to 0 in the text style, the user is prompted for the height each time he/she creates single-line text. To specify the height while creating text, set the value to 0.
For TrueType fonts, the value specified for text height represents the height of a capital letter plus an ascent area reserved for accent marks and other marks used in different languages. The relative portion of text height that is assigned to capital letters and ascent characters is determined by the font designer at the time the font is drawn; consequently, it varies from font to font.
In addition to the height of a capital letter and the ascent area that make up the text height specified by the user, TrueType fonts have a descent area for portions of characters that extend below the text insertion line, for example y, j, p, g, e q.
When a text height override is applied to all text in the editor, the entire text object is scaled, including its width.
