When using the text command, left justification is the default; however, when specifying the justification, left is not on the list of options, nor does entering "left, or "L" work. Help says, "To left-align text, do not enter an option at the Justify prompt." Just hitting return after entering the justification option yields, "Invalid option keyword."
See below:
Command: text
Current text style: "Standard" Text height: 1.0000 Annotative: No
Specify start point of text or [Justify/Style]: j
Enter an option [Align/Fit/Center/Middle/Right/TL/TC/TR/ML/MC/MR/BL/BC/BR]:
Invalid option keyword.
Enter an option [Align/Fit/Center/Middle/Right/TL/TC/TR/ML/MC/MR/BL/BC/BR]: left
Invalid option keyword.
Enter an option [Align/Fit/Center/Middle/Right/TL/TC/TR/ML/MC/MR/BL/BC/BR]: L
Invalid option keyword.
Enter an option [Align/Fit/Center/Middle/Right/TL/TC/TR/ML/MC/MR/BL/BC/BR]:
*Cancel*
Bottom left is not the same as left. Is there a way to specify left after getting into the justification option? I am working with a script where the justification is an option, but I need to be able to have left as an option, not bottom left.
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TL = TOP LEFT Justification
TC = TOP CENTRE Justification
TR = TOP RIGHT Justification
ML = MIDDLE LEFT Justification
MC = MIDDLE CENTRE Justification
MR = MIDDLE RIGHT Justification
BL = BOTTOM LEFT Justification
BC = BOTTOM CENTRE Justification
BR = BOTTOM RIGHT Justification
And the one you want to use is TL for TOP LEFT
Howard Walker
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The insertion point for "top left" is also different than "left." Top left will do with other situations, and it is one of the options, but not in this case. I am specifying the x and y coordinates of text where I want the option to align various height text along a bottom, middle and top axis. The bottom of various height text would not align the text correctly since it varies base on the height of the decenders. As long as I don't specify justification for the text, the left setting works great.
I have another work around that I can use, but it seems sort of silly to leave off the default from the list of justification options. AutoCAD still has the left option in the list of justify options in the properties pallete for text. I checked out chprop, but alignment is not one of the items listed. The work around is to specify a style rather than a justify option. It is redundant since I just did it above in the script, but it is neutral in effect leaving the left justification alone.
>>>... Help says, "To left-align text, do not enter an option at the Justify prompt." ...<<<
That also means you should not go into the JUSTIFY sub-option in the first place, you need to skip it altogether. That's always been the default function in AutoCAD.
You went one step too far in your quest for L justification.
AutoCAD 2014 and LT 2014 now have the justify left as an option, and the default is now whatever was previously used.
I like an update to a two year old post when something new is capable.
Bully!
(okay 15+ months but the '11 is there)
Regards, Charles Shade
CSHADEDESIGN | AUTOCAD LT | LT-KB | DYNAMIC BLOCKS
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