Text box positioning in firefox.

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- alangilby
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Problem Description

The text object is positioned inconsistently cross browser, particularly firefox

Attach a Capx

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p9ucolbrcuntb ... -text.capx

Description of Capx

It simply shows a blue box with text positoned to sit on the top of that line, positions close to correct in chrome, IE and Safari, in firfox it is noticeably higher up.

Steps to Reproduce Bug
- Position a text box with a baseline reference
- view in chrome and IE
Observed Result

In firefox the text is too high

Expected Result

The text should appear vertically within a couple of pixels of each other cross browser.

Affected Browsers
- Chrome: (NO)
- FireFox: (YES)
- Internet Explorer: (NO)
- Safari: (NO)
Operating System and Service Pack

Windows 8.1

Construct 2 Version ID

165
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- alangilby
- - Joined 30 Oct, 2013
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I'll use sprite font for now as that seems to resolve it but not quite the same flexibilty.
- Ashley Construct Team Founder
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Closing as won't fix, we are giving identical rendering instructions in both browsers but some browsers render text slightly differently. This is a documented quirk.