Call-out label text size is wonky

LayOut
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I just ran into something very strange. I am revising a project that I created two years ago with LO/SU 2017. I am now using version 19.2.

Here’s the problem: Original text/lables/dimensions are generally 9 pt (some titles and such are larger).

  • New text specified as 9 pt shows properly (at 9 pt).

  • New dimensions specified as 9 pt. show properly (at 9 pt).

  • But call-out labels specified as 9 pt show up improperly at something closer to 8 pt or less, even though the tray reports them to be 9 pt.

Using the tray by clicking on 9 pt changes nothing. Typing in 9 pt changes nothing. In fact, all attempts to set the label font to match other text fails.
Except:
I can “fix” the problem by using the sample tool (eyedropper) but this is tedious on a 26 sheet architectural project. Is there some way to rectify the problem?

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Is the font used for the labels different from the font for the other text and dimensions? Can you share the file before it’s been fixed?

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Dave, thanks for your quick response.
No, the font is exactly the same. It’s a true type font (Humanist 531 BT) and is used throughout the project.
I can share the file, but it’s huge…close to 28,200 kb.

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Upload it to Drop Box and share the link?

5

Try this:
link deleted for privacy

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Downloading now. If you don’t want client and other data out there for the public, you could edit your post to remove the link.

p.s. I sent you a PM.

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Thanks for the tip. I just opened the file I sent, and noticed that the problematic font size issues were already corrected on sheet 1. I dunno if you can try duplicating my issue by making a call-out label.

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I’ll try.

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Posting this just to announce that DaveR helped solve the problem. Neither of us could discover what caused it, but we did find a fix.
Thanks, Dave.

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