mapbox / mapbox/mapbox-maps-flutter

text-variable-anchor causes symbol text weirdness [iOS & Android]

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Description

Im getting some weird behavior with a one of my layers when using text-variable-anchor. If I remove this property the issue goes away.

At a specific zoom level (6-7) on an iOS device the text for this symbol layer gets places into diagonal stripes from top to bottom on the screen regularly spaced apart. Below ive attached a style json that allows the issue to be reproduced. This is experienced on 2.8.0 and 2.9.0-rc1.

[VFR-min.json](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20778790/VFR-min.json)

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Reproduce the issue on iOS using the attached VFR-min.json style at zoom levels 6–7, comparing the symbol layer with and without text-variable-anchor on versions 2.8.0 and 2.9.0-rc1. Done means the regularly spaced diagonal text stripes no longer appear and behavior is checked on both iOS and Android.

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Assessment

Tech stack
dart, flutter
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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