On 24.05.2013 18:40, B Beitertje wrote:

Fonts not displaying/working in Gimp 2.8

I am using Gimp 2.8.4. Win XP Pro, SP3
Had the same problem.
Fixed it by doing this, try it, it might work in your situation too:

Search for the Gimp-file "fonts.conf" (without the quotes) Make backup copy of this original fonts.conf file. Paste this copy of original fonts.conf file, rename this copy if necessary. Edit the fonts.conf file, using a text editor. Go to the line where it says :

WINDOWSFONTDIR Edit line
to read :
<!--<dir>WINDOWSFONTDIR</dir></p>

So this doesn't work because of the . in there (but why would it work on all other windows versions then?)?

Regards,
Michael

So this doesn't work because of the . in there (but why would it work on
all other windows versions then?)?

Michael,
The "dot" in there is a typing error.My mistake,sorry. I am NOT a programmer, so what I found out is by trial&error. It would seem the solution lies in the exact path to the windows\fonts directory, in both the fonts.conf file and the user preference settings.They must match. In my "fonts.conf file" the fonts section starts at line nr.24 .Here's what I found out:

ORIGINAL FONTS CONF.FILE : Line 24 :
Line 25 :
Line 26 : WINDOWSFONTDIR

I CHANGED THESE LINES TO READ LIKE THIS: Line 24:
Line 25:
Line 26: <!--<dir>WINDOWSFONTDIR</dir> Line 27: <dir>C:\WINDOWS\FONTS></p><p>Line 25 is blank. I commented out line 26 and added line 27, the path to my windows\fonts directory. Added the path in Preferences etc. and moved it to the first position of the list in the fonts settings dialog box. The list itself was created at installation of the program, it looks like. I am using gimp in single window mode,with text toolbox opened.Type text,select text,chose font. Good luck,hope it works on your computer,too Sorry for the typo, BasBeiter</p>

On 26.05.2013 16:19, BBeiter wrote:

So this doesn't work because of the . in there (but why would it work on
all other windows versions then?)?

Michael,
The "dot" in there is a typing error.My mistake,sorry.

I assumed so, but it could of course have been an error in the file that is distributed with GIMP.

Now,

WINDOWSFONTDIR

is supposed to work - the WINDOWSFONTDIR is a variable that is recognized and replaced with the actual fonts directory value by fontconfig when this library reads the file.

Can you put the original line back and check with a tool like Process Monitor where the fonts files are being searched?

Process Monitor: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

Process Monitor Usage: http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-3-Process-Monitor

Regards,
Michael

I assumed so, but it could of course have been an error in the file that
is distributed with GIMP.

Now,

WINDOWSFONTDIR

is supposed to work - the WINDOWSFONTDIR is a variable that is recognized and replaced with the actual fonts directory value by fontconfig when this library reads the file.

Can you put the original line back and check with a tool like Process Monitor where the fonts files are being searched?

Process Monitor: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

Process Monitor Usage: http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Defrag-Tools/Defrag-Tools-3-Process-Monitor

Tried the PEMonitor -Cannot find any special process that's got something to do with font-loading. Tried with original fonts.conf & reset Preferences. Result: fonts load OK, work OK. Put back edited fonts.conf file.Fonts loaded & work OK. Settings: Single Windows, Tool Options: Add Tab, Fonts. Usage: Pick font from fonts list prior to typ[ing text, or type text, select text,pick font from fonts list. That's all I can come up with.
This concludes my involvement with this topic. best regards,
BBeiter