Hi all,
Longtime Illustrator user with a small bit of frustration. When using the Type tool, you don't just get the text itself, you also get following space after it, and when you use the Align tool to center it vertically it takes that following space into account.
Is there a way to override this behavior and just center the text (say, a line of numbers) vertically without that additional offset?
No, there is not an Align to Baseline function yet. What you listed above is the text snapping options for smart guide use. If I want to align a point type object to another object using traditional alignment functions in the Align palette I can only align using the glyph bounds or the blue box surrounding the letters. If I want the text object's baseline aligned with something else I have to manually drag the text object and let it snap to that position. That's slower than simply shift-clicking two objects and pressing an alignment button (or using a keyboard shortcut for that button).
You are right.
Does this request perhaps already exist on Illustrator uservoice?
In the meantime, you can adapt my script snippet to your needs:
Illustrator Forum | Align different sized text to the bottom of the text baseline
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