Bug: Duplicated text frame does not reflow after resize
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Version: 1.2.085 (macOS)
Problem
After duplicating a text frame, resizing the duplicate does not reflow the text using the new frame width.
Instead, VectorStyler applies an affine transform to the visible text:
• The text is scaled uniformly with the frame.
• The internal wrap width stays frozen at the original frame’s value.
• If the text previously wrapped, the wrapped region remains truncated — scaling does not reveal any hidden text.Expected
Resizing a text frame should recompute the text reflow based on the new frame geometry, not scale the contents. This is how InDesign, FrameMaker, Quark, and Acrobat behave for non-linked text frames.Why it matters
The current behavior exposes internal layout state and treats simple text as a graphical object rather than a typesetting container.Request
• Update the internal wrap width whenever the frame is resized.
• Optional: add “Reset Text Wrap to Frame” to manually recompute reflow.Steps to reproduce
1. Create a text frame with wrapped text
2. Duplicate it
3. Resize the duplicate
4. Text scales but does not reflow; wrap width remains the original width -
@jpsimmons I opened a bug on this
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@jpsimmons if there is an example file, it might help a lot. Thanks!
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@jpsimmons This only happens here when the duplication mode is set to "Reference", or the Edit -> Reference command is used to duplicate.
If that was the case, this is a normal behavior as a symbol is created from the text frame and scaling the "duplicate" scales the symbol. -
@VectorStyler I can provide one-it's on my other computer-I'll make a note to upload it.
I had problems reproducing this until I remembered that the original graphic was converted from Illustrator. Native VS graphics don't have this problem. Looks like a metadata problem with conversions.
