Text box overflow, dimensions not updating after fit_shape_to_text

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Hi everyone,

I’m using Words for Python via .NET, and came into an issue I cannot seem to solve.
I would need to check if the text in a text box is overflowing, and if so, reduce font size until all text fits. I cannot alter the text box dimensions whatsoever.
I did not see any methods or properties to check if text is overflowing, so I thought about the following method:

  1. Store the box dimensions
  2. Fit shape to text
  3. Compare old vs new dimensions. If they grew, it means there was overflow.

The issue is that the dimensions do not update after I apply fit_shape_to_text, but the shape is correctly enlarged to fit the text, so it definitely changes dimensions.
Ideally I need to know if the text in the box is overflowing, but if that’s not possible, at least know how to make the dimensions update after fitting the shape to the text.

Here’s a minimal example that I’m running on the attached doc.
doc.docx (16.4 KB)

import aspose.words as aw
from pathlib import Path

def autofit(shape: aw.drawing.Shape) -> aw.drawing.Shape:
    shape.text_box.fit_shape_to_text = True
    shape.text_box.text_box_wrap_mode = aw.drawing.TextBoxWrapMode.NONE
    return shape

file = Path(r"doc.docx")
doc = aw.Document(file.name)
SHAPE = aw.NodeType.SHAPE
IS_DEEP = True

shapes = doc.get_child_nodes(SHAPE, IS_DEEP)
shape = shapes[0].as_shape()  # I'm picking the first and only shape in my example doc

autofit(shape)

# The following attributes did not change after calling autofit(shape)
# even though if I save the document with doc.save(r"doc2.docx") to
# a new document I see the shape was resized.
#
# shape.height
# shape.width
# shape.coord_size.height
# shape.coord_size.width
# shape.bounds.x
# shape.bounds.y
# shape.top
# shape.bottom
# shape.left
# shape.right

doc.save(r"doc2.docx")
# The box was resized so evidently the text overflows and dimensions changed
# Nevertheless none of the parameters reflect that

Any help is greatly appreciated since I’ve navigated through the docs both for python via .net and .net itself, and I see no answer to my question. I’m at a total loss here.

Thanks in advance.

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@saperez
Hello.
Thank you for your question. Please note that on this forum (forum.aspose.app), we focus on support related to the use and issues of Aspose web applications. For questions specifically about the Aspose products themselves, the main forum at forum.aspose.com is the appropriate place to get detailed technical assistance.
Since you have already posted your question there, it would be best to follow up and receive answers on that main forum to get the most accurate and comprehensive support.

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Hi Alexander. Thanks for your reply. Feel free to close this one.

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@saperez
Thanks for understanding.

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