On Linux Inkscape follows whatever font the system uses (first screenshot, Lucida Grande, beautiful)
On Windows, at least the portable version doesn't follow/display the system font properly (2nd screenshot, unknown font, thin, unantialiased, look at those Ps!🤮)
Is there any way I can tell Inkscape to use another font on Windows? Perhaps by editing/creating a text file?
If I need to switch from the portable to the regular version I can do it, but I need to change that ugly font
(I thought you had asked the same in the chat already, but seems not, then. I don't think anyone else will reply, this thread is too old already. If I were you, I'd open a bug report.)
Hi, I must second Bob's plaint, being a Windows 11 user. I have a decent Monitor displaying native 2560x1440 resolution. ClearType is set up correctly and all other apps and browsers are displaying smooth text without appreciable artifacts. I do have to increase the text size in system settings under "Accessibility" to 120-130%, otherwise it's minuscule. Only within Inkscape does the menu text appear even skinnier than usual in Windows, and over-sharpened; also, it doesn't seem to be affected by the Accessibility setting, which makes me think Inkscape might be bypassing system settings (including maybe ClearType) and implementing its own font anti-aliasing for the menus.
For me the issue is exacerbated, since I am using a dark theme to avoid the sensation of staring at a sun lamp all day. Within Inkscape, this causes color fringing on the menu text (but not on icons etc.) against the (not entirely neutral) gray background, to the extent that the text appears mostly green and red.
I have minimized the fringing by changing the font scale in interface preferences to 125% and contrast to around 3/10 (for the HighContrastInverse theme, which seems to have slightly more neutral greys on my screen than the Minwaita-Inkscape-Dark theme).
The text actually looks a lot better whenever the Inkscape window loses focus and greys out a little bit, which makes me reconsider that it might be a contrast/sharpening issue. But I can't replicate that look with the preferences. Perhaps Inkscape could add a "LowContrastInverse" theme or else please look at the way they're handling the (system?) font wherever it appears (incl. rulers, e.g.). Everything else in the interface looks fine. I know the Windows system font is terribly skinny, but afaik it can't be changed without causing issues elsewhere. Maybe the simplest thing would be for Inkscape to use the bold typeface.
I've managed to improve the look significantly by accident, as follows. I double-checked my Windows "mode" in the Windows colors settings, and for whatever reason, app mode was "dark" but Windows itself was "light." After changing this from "custom" to "dark" so that both would be the same, the menu text in Inkscape was greatly improved. I'm keeping the font size at 125% and contrast around 7, however, since there's some fringing wherever text is really small (rulers, preferences, e.g.). Yes, the font is too skinny and by default too small, but overall it's very acceptable, compared to before (sorry, didn't take shots -- these btw. look a little better than the original, since my monitor is quite crisp). Also, the font looks like the system font and the "p"s are fine, so possibly Bob is having a separate issue and I apologize for having unintentionally distracted from it.
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On Linux Inkscape follows whatever font the system uses (first screenshot, Lucida Grande, beautiful)
On Windows, at least the portable version doesn't follow/display the system font properly (2nd screenshot, unknown font, thin, unantialiased, look at those Ps!🤮)
Is there any way I can tell Inkscape to use another font on Windows? Perhaps by editing/creating a text file?
If I need to switch from the portable to the regular version I can do it, but I need to change that ugly font
Thank you
I think I've seen this question somewhere else, too, maybe in the chat. Is it answered already?
I hope it is. That would allow me to use the WIndows version again. Hopefully the person who knows the answer will come across this thread 🤞
(I thought you had asked the same in the chat already, but seems not, then. I don't think anyone else will reply, this thread is too old already. If I were you, I'd open a bug report.)
Hi, I must second Bob's plaint, being a Windows 11 user. I have a decent Monitor displaying native 2560x1440 resolution. ClearType is set up correctly and all other apps and browsers are displaying smooth text without appreciable artifacts. I do have to increase the text size in system settings under "Accessibility" to 120-130%, otherwise it's minuscule. Only within Inkscape does the menu text appear even skinnier than usual in Windows, and over-sharpened; also, it doesn't seem to be affected by the Accessibility setting, which makes me think Inkscape might be bypassing system settings (including maybe ClearType) and implementing its own font anti-aliasing for the menus.
For me the issue is exacerbated, since I am using a dark theme to avoid the sensation of staring at a sun lamp all day. Within Inkscape, this causes color fringing on the menu text (but not on icons etc.) against the (not entirely neutral) gray background, to the extent that the text appears mostly green and red.
I have minimized the fringing by changing the font scale in interface preferences to 125% and contrast to around 3/10 (for the HighContrastInverse theme, which seems to have slightly more neutral greys on my screen than the Minwaita-Inkscape-Dark theme).
The text actually looks a lot better whenever the Inkscape window loses focus and greys out a little bit, which makes me reconsider that it might be a contrast/sharpening issue. But I can't replicate that look with the preferences. Perhaps Inkscape could add a "LowContrastInverse" theme or else please look at the way they're handling the (system?) font wherever it appears (incl. rulers, e.g.). Everything else in the interface looks fine. I know the Windows system font is terribly skinny, but afaik it can't be changed without causing issues elsewhere. Maybe the simplest thing would be for Inkscape to use the bold typeface.
I've managed to improve the look significantly by accident, as follows. I double-checked my Windows "mode" in the Windows colors settings, and for whatever reason, app mode was "dark" but Windows itself was "light." After changing this from "custom" to "dark" so that both would be the same, the menu text in Inkscape was greatly improved. I'm keeping the font size at 125% and contrast around 7, however, since there's some fringing wherever text is really small (rulers, preferences, e.g.). Yes, the font is too skinny and by default too small, but overall it's very acceptable, compared to before (sorry, didn't take shots -- these btw. look a little better than the original, since my monitor is quite crisp). Also, the font looks like the system font and the "p"s are fine, so possibly Bob is having a separate issue and I apologize for having unintentionally distracted from it.
@platypuss no problem, it's good to know something can be done in Windows 11
@Moini oh I can't believe it, someone knows the solution but I missed it because I don't use the chat.
Unfortunaely I can't make bug reports because Gitlab asks for personal financial info I cannot provide
@bob93 : You can skip that part of the registration process. Credit card info is not required for making a bug report.
@bob93 ... Mmh, seems it's not so easy. Apparently GitLab thinks you are a high risk user, and high risk users must provide credit card info.
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/marketing/developer-relations/open-source-program/gitlab-open-source-partners/community-support/-/issues/3#note_1506624947
(whatever the risk is they want to protect themselves from)
We're investigating...