KiCad v8 is limiting text height and width to 1 mil.
Application: KiCad x64 on x64
Version: 8.0.1, release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.2.4
FreeType 2.12.1
HarfBuzz 8.3.0
FontConfig 2.14.2
Platform: Windows 10 (build 19045), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
wxWidgets: 3.2.4 (wchar_t,wx containers)
Boost: 1.83.0
OCC: 7.7.1
Curl: 8.5.0-DEV
ngspice: 42
Compiler: Visual C++ 1936 without C++ ABI
Build settings:
I am having a text sizing issue with KiCad version 8 that I did not have with either KiCad version 6 or KiCad version 7. The text sizing on version 8 seems to have a hard minimum limit for height and width set to 1 mil. I cannot find anywhere in the various settings or preferences where this limit is set or how to override it. For chip and FPGA work smaller text less than 1 mil height and width is sometimes needed to better document the pads and solder balls. In KiCad version 6 and KiCad version 7 I was able to set text below 1mil for text height and width. See attached picture examples.
Edited by dsa-t