Why are my numerical values backward on my art board??

[vicenter94220901]

Currently using Adobe Illustrator CC 2015.

Im setting up a typeface that will be pasted onto Fontlab. Ive set up mostly everything BUT now that im looking at the values of each Y axis to find my ascender, descender, etc.. the numbers are backwards. My descender is valued positive and my cap height is negative.

I was wondering if anyone has had this problem and if they have found a fix??

I havent been able to find one and i cant really keep working on the typeface with this dilemma

[Monika Gause]

Can you show us a screenshot that has the vertical ruler in it?

[vicenter94220901]

[Theresa J]

Your vertical 0 coordinate is set at the bottom of the art. Double click in the upper left corner, in the ruler margin to reset the 0,0 coordinates.

[vicenter94220901]

double clicking that square only places it on the top left corner but that doesnt resolve my original problem. The problem is that anything under the 0 is still positive & anything over it is negative. this doesnt help me when I have to setup a font file with exact numbers to paste the letters. Is there a way inside illustrator that can change the 0.0 so that anything on top of the 0 is positive and under it is negative?

[Theresa J]

So you are wanting Illustrator to count up from 0 instead of down. I think it used to work like that a way long time ago, but I am not sure if there is a way to change it now.

[Doug A Roberts · Accepted solution]

you could see if this script still works:

Re: JS - change CS5 Ruler Origin to bottom/left (like CS4)

[Doug A Roberts]

i just gave it a go and all seems fine.

[vicenter94220901]

Thanks, Doug. I had seen that forum but thought maybe it wasn't compatible. I gave it a go and everything seems to be working just the way I wanted it

[CarlosCanto]

glad to hear that sucker still works

[tromboniator]

Hi, Carlos, glad to see you. Didn't know if you were still around, but I guess I'm the one who's been gone.

Yes, I used your script just a short time ago, and haven't had any problems as a result.

Peter

[CarlosCanto]

Hi Peter, I'm still here, glad to see you around.

greetings

[Jacob Bugge]

Indeed, Peter.

[tromboniator]

Hello, Jacob, my friend. Delighted to see you as well.

It never occurred to me that Carlos's script could possibly fail me. And life seems saner when I'm primarily in Quadrant I.

[Jacob Bugge]

You created it Carlos, so how could it (be conceivable that it might) fail to work?