Getting textShift To Shift Down?

[Scott Rossi]

Anyone have any insight on getting textShift to shift text downward?

I need to vertically align blocks text on a line that use different fonts.
 Whether I select a block of text, or all the text around the selection,
things shift up, but never down.

Here's a simple stack that demonstrates the problem.
http://tactilemedia.com/download/textshift.mp4

This is LiveCode 7.0.6 (I need to use this version).  I've tried including
bits of texts with textShift set to zero on the same line.  I've tried
assigning positive/negative textShift values to multiple selections of
text on the same line.  Text always shifts upward.

Somebody, please offer a workaround so I can stop the blood loss from the
continuous head beating against the wall that's been taking place over
here.

Thanks & Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, UX/UI Design