Multi-Line Silk Screen Text Leans [linux]

I am using the following version of KiCad:
Application: kicad
Version: no-vcs-found-stable, release build
Libraries: wxWidgets 3.0.2
libcurl/7.48.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.30 libssh2/1.7.0
Platform: Linux 4.4.8 x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK

  • Build Info -
    wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.59.0
    Curl: 7.48.0
    KiCad - Compiler: GCC 5.3.0 with C++ ABI 1009
    Settings: USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    USE_FP_LIB_TABLE=HARD_CODED_ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON

I am using the opengl canvas and trying to make a multiline silkscreen text block but it leans. You can see in the image that I have it left justified. I have a line there to show it is sloped. Does anyone else have a fix for this or just a new text block for each line?
Thanks

Edit July 20: "I have a line there to show it is sloped"

Strange effect.
My build does not show that effect ?
I get expected vertical align, unless I choose Centre Justify.
Even if I spin 3’ or so, the LHS is still a straight line, just sloped.

Application: kicad
Version: (2016-06-19 BZR 6943, Git e27f90a)-product, release build
Libraries: wxWidgets 3.0.2
libcurl/7.46.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2d zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 libssh2/1.6.0 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Windows 8 (build 9200), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW

If you check the .KiCad_PCB file what does the text record there show ?

The no VCS line says that there may be something wrong with the installation. Did you compile it yourself?

Yeah I just compiled it from the github mirror. I compiled it with in a week or so ago.

Thanks,
Yours is sloped as well?
The relevant text in the .kicad_pcb file looks like:
(gr_text “Stat1\nHi-Z\nHi-Z\nHi-Z\nLow\nLow\nLow\nHi-Z\nHi-Z” (at 146.304 67.056) (layer F.SilkS)
(effects (font (size 1.5 1.5) (thickness 0.3)) (justify right))
)
I should have said that line there is just to show the sloped nature of it.

In the legacy canvas it does not have this lean:

No, in all views, here it is fine (win64)

Does it plot correctly ? I’m guessing yes
Sounds like some render artifact in Linux/OpenGL ?

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Ahh… didn’t check that.
Yes it appears it does:

Thanks,
I’ll open a bug report then.

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Not happening to me 4.0.2-4 +6225 Linux 64 on an Intel laptop.
This might be also an OpenGL driver bug on your system.
Please raise your bug with system details as well as the build info

I just built a new version and it doesn’t seem to be an issue anymore.

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