Font size not consistent across visuals

[ToddChitt]

BUG: Text box font size is not the same as other Font sizes. For example, the below represents two visual elements overlaid. In red is a Multi-Row card with one field. The Card Title format option has a text size set at 20, and a font family of "Segoe UI Light". In black is a text box (with the same word for easy comparison), and that is also text size of 20 and font family of "Segoe UI Light". Same specifications, different sizes.

 

I want the two elements to be of the same size, but I don't want to have to GUESS or EXPERIMENT with font sizes to see what makes them the same. Same font family and same size should render the same on the screen.

[v-qiuyu-msft]

Hi @ToddChitt,

The same issue has been reported before internally: CRI 78118031. See: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/FONT-SIZES-ARE-NOT-THE-SAME-between-chart-and-text-box/m-p/...

"This is a known issue, some visuals are still using pt and some are using px sizing, we have a work item to track this issue but it has not been funded yet. It should be fixed next semester."

I will contact PG team if there is any update of this issue. Will keep you update once I get any information. 

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu 

[v-qiuyu-msft]

Hi @ToddChitt,

I got infomation that it is not in the short term plan, PG team are still tracking it with medium priority.

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu 

[bbaumgartner]

Hello @v-qiuyu-msft , checking in on this issue. 

I am trying to follow a reporting format but size 14 on a visual is not the same as size 14 in a text box. Frustrating that size are not the same and I also have to guess. Assuming that once this is fixed I will have to go back and change all fonts to get consistency. Everyone will. 

Best,
Bonnie

[ToddChitt]

@v-qiuyu-msft 

Any word on this? 

I also notice that Cards and the custom visual "Advance Card" show pretty much the same font size when rendered on a report (two visuals, side-by-side). But when both are pinned to a dashboard, the "Advance Card" font is greatly enlarged, making it look out of place on the dashboard. 

In my humble opinion, Power BI *should* be all about making it easy to make stuff look good. This is NOT one of those cases. 

Here's another suggestion: In order to have your custom visual 'certified' by Microsoft, it should follow a certain set of standards for font size, etc. "Certification" shouldn't just be about performance, it should be about usability, standards, documentation, samples, all that stuff.