From 7ba7d5de13e7f322d37825df0a537ef669718716 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chuck <33324927+ChuckBuilds@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 22:42:58 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] reduce font shift in music manager fo r more consistent
 experience

---
 src/music_manager.py | 19 ++++---------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/music_manager.py b/src/music_manager.py
index efa254b7..e5949163 100644
--- a/src/music_manager.py
+++ b/src/music_manager.py
@@ -769,22 +769,11 @@ class MusicManager:
         ARTIST_Y_PERCENT = 0.34  # 34% from top  
         ALBUM_Y_PERCENT = 0.60   # 60% from top
         
-        # Get font height for artist/album text
-        try:
-            artist_album_font_height = self.display_manager.get_font_height(font_artist_album)
-        except:
-            artist_album_font_height = LINE_HEIGHT_BDF  # Fallback to BDF height
-        
-        # Ensure we have a reasonable shift (minimum 6 pixels)
-        font_shift = max(artist_album_font_height, 6)
-        
-        # Calculate actual pixel positions, shifted down by font height
+        # Use fixed positioning to ensure consistency across all songs
+        # The BDF 5x7 font has consistent metrics, so we don't need dynamic shifts
         y_pos_title_top = 1
-        y_pos_artist_top = int(matrix_height * ARTIST_Y_PERCENT) + font_shift
-        
-        # For album, use a smaller shift to ensure it fits above progress bar
-        album_shift = min(font_shift, 5)  # Cap album shift at 5 pixels to preserve space
-        y_pos_album_top = int(matrix_height * ALBUM_Y_PERCENT) + album_shift
+        y_pos_artist_top = int(matrix_height * ARTIST_Y_PERCENT)
+        y_pos_album_top = int(matrix_height * ALBUM_Y_PERCENT)
         
         TEXT_SCROLL_DIVISOR = 5