title: VML line height. Any equivalent of SVG's dy attribute for text span (v:textpath)?
body: <p>What's the closest equivalent to <code>dy</code> in VML - the VML attribute that can be used to set the line height (aka line spacing, leading, vertical text offset...) of text elements?</p>
  
  <p>Nothing in <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb263924%28v=vs.85%29.aspx" rel="nofollow">the official docs for VML textpath stands out</a>, which makes me think that some other general y position based attribute is used. If so, it'd be good to also know how it's calculated and offset, e.g. in multi-line text, is it constant for each line, or increasing by a constant?</p>
  
  <p>Why: for backwards browser compatibility of a Raphael project (javascript-based SVG / VML controller). Raphael doesn't support dy / line-height itself, so I need to work directly with the SVG / VML nodes it creates. SVG is easy: use <code>dy=pixels</code>. But I can't find any relevant docs or resources stating the VML equivalent, and I don't currently have access to IE to find it out by exploring VML ouput in internet explorer.</p>
  
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  <p>I thought this question might be as easy <strong><a href="http://jsfiddle.net/kgDNs/1/" rel="nofollow">as opening up this jsfiddle in IE set to IE8 mode</a></strong>, and using Developer Tools to see what attribute sets the text line spacing. But, after getting access to a machine with IE, I found that... it's just odd. Nothing seems to change the line height, or, any other aspect of how the VML text is printed. No matter what I change, the text just doesn't budge. Can't figure it.</p>