One can use this script to produce document with this bug (or behaviour?):
#target indesign
function main() {
//create new document
var document = app.documents.add();
document.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.pixels; // horizontal ruler - in pixels
document.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.pixels; // vertical ruler - in pixels
document.viewPreferences.textSizeMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.pixels; // text size - in pixels
document.gridPreferences.baselineStart = 36; //baseline start for 36 pixels
document.gridPreferences.baselineDivision = 36; //baseline every 36 pixels
var page = document.pages.add(); //create new page
var frame = page.textFrames.add(); //create new textframe with default font settings (Minion Pro Regular, 12px)
frame.geometricBounds = [20,20,400,200]; //set bounds to text frame
var s = "";
for (var i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
s += "text "; //create some long text
}
frame.contents = s; //fill frame with text
frame.texts[0].alignToBaseline = true; //align text to baseline
frame.texts[0].dropCapCharacters = 1; //add drop cap with 1 character
frame.texts[0].dropCapLines = 8; //and 8 line height
frame.absoluteHorizontalScale = 200; //scale the textframe by 200%
frame.absoluteVerticalScale = 200; //uniformly
}
main();
I know that redefine scaling to 100% fixes everything, but it is not an option for me (because it affects text reflow, text wrap offset, etc). Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks.
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