9-slice scaling and text

Sorry if this has been asked before, i couldn't find an answer with google and the search function doesn't seem to work today (i see results but there is no link to the post, only a link to the user and subforum )
I recently discovered 9 slice scaling which is great! However it doesn't seem to work with text.
Paragraph text (or whatever it's called: text in scalable box) is scaled as if it is point text. I don't want the text to be scaled, but the box that contains the text.
Even when placed in a corner of the symbol outside of the scalable areas (the 4 corners shouldn't scale at all), type is being scaled anyway...
Is this normal behaviour?

That art if I am not mistaken is of a different physical description than the one the OP suggested. In which the box expands in size but not the text I see no real reason to use the nine slice scaling on this when one has better control with the convert shape effect.
Now you may be correct in that the OP had a more complex group of elements including text and that is a different scenario and could be appropriate.
But I am not certain nine slice works this way since text works on a matrix and not necessarily proportionally as we apply proportional scaling geometrically.
I think this is a feature request if it is not a bug.I do not think it is a bug but either and omission or unforeseen use or a good idea the user and you have or something similar.
I do think that in most cases this can be handled as an effect with perhaps more control.
The effect was design to work this way that s either expandable to accommodate additional text or scalable without effecting the text.
I do understand and see hat one might want to work in a more spontaneous way.
At the moment I do not see nine slice as the option. Or at least i do not see how to make it behave the way the OP desires it to.

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