Vertical Alignment reset on data merge

[LoudYeti]

I love the data merge tool in Publisher and while I am new to the program I think I found a bug with it or at least can't get something to work. 

I made a text box that is a the correct size for up to two lines of text.

Then I previewed a data merge CSV with a single line of text and the text is Vertically centered in the box. 

If I preview a data merge CSV that has two lines - the second line is cut off.

I then can not change anything but press vertically align again and both lines show up looking nice.

 

So it seems with using data merge the text box doesn't respect the vertical alignment of the CURRENT text but keeps position of the text in what ever it's previous state was. 

Not sure if it's a bug or expected but how do I get the program to ALWAYS vertical align regardless of how many characters are in the CSV?

Edited September 14, 2022 by LoudYeti

[walt.farrell]

54 minutes ago, LoudYeti said:

I made a text box that is a the correct size for up to two lines of text.

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums.

When you created the Text Frame, what alignment options did you specify for it? 

Can you give us a screenshot showing that before you do the Data Merge previewing? A sample .afpub document before there Data Merge might also help.

[LoudYeti]

Thank you! Long time listener first time caller. 

Attached is a CSV - A project file - and a screen record of what I am seeing. 

 

 

test.csv Troubleshoot.afpub

[Old Bruce]

Either make your frame slightly larger or the font size slightly smaller.

[LoudYeti]

Gave smaller fonts / larger box a shot and it still seems to do it. If it is a single line to a single line of text it keeps center just fine. But once it goes to two lines the program seems to keep the starting position of the previous data set.

 

 

 

[LoudYeti]

So it does seem to be a proper bug!!! 

The center is in fact respected but the program doesn't refresh the text box when you select a different text set from Data Merge.

If I nudge the text box auto snaps to proper vertical alignment. To prevent having to touch multiple pages of text if you close the document and re-open it the lines appear as they should.

I am unsure if this but is present on a Windows device but I will be purchasing the Affinity Suite later today to check. But it is a real bug on Mac both in Big Sur and Monterey in Publisher 1.10.5

[Old Bruce]

What happens when you actually Generate a new file from this? Is the text still out of phase? 

[GaryLearnTech]

I came across this a couple of weeks back and had been planning to log it at some point.  The preview has the bug, but fortunately when Generated, the vertical alignment is sorted.