Variable Text “Max Width / No Squeeze” still shifts vertically (Y-center not preserved) in v2.0.05

[Futureweb (Andreas Schnederle-Wagner)]

Hi LightBurn team,

We are also seeing the same Variable Text scaling / anchoring issue in LightBurn v2.0.05 as Originaly reported & confirmed as Bug here: Variable text max length - not scaling toward center

In short: when using the “Max Width” / “Max length” behavior for text with Squeeze disabled (keep aspect ratio),
the text scales down correctly in size, but it does NOT scale toward the selected Y anchor. If Y alignment is set to Center, longer strings that get scaled down shift upward, so the text is no longer vertically centered in the available space.

This is a production issue for us (badges/labels with CSV variable text), because names vary heavily in length (e.g., 3–20+ chars). Short names look fine, but long names shrink and “float” upward instead of staying centered.

Steps to reproduce (simple):

1. Create a text object and enable Variable Text / CSV substitution.
2. Set X alignment = Center, Y alignment = Center.
3. Enable Max Width for the text (e.g., 50mm) and disable Squeeze (keep aspect ratio).
4. Test with a short value (e.g., “ABC”) and a long value (e.g., “ArtisticButchery”).
   Result: the long value is scaled down but shifts upward (not centered vertically anymore).

Expected:

• With Y alignment = Center, the scaled text should remain vertically centered (scale toward the center anchor).
  Actual:
• The text scales, but the vertical position changes (as if the scaling anchor is incorrect).

Is there any update on whether this is already tracked internally, and if/when a fix is planned?
If you need a minimal .lbrn2 sample file, I can provide one.

Thanks a lot & bye from Austia
Andreas