I'm getting a strange issue, whereby when I save my illustration, the text looks fine. But then when I re-open the file again, the text changes - sometimes the font, sometimes the size, sometimes the line spacing. Rather frustrating - anybody got any ideas why it does this?
I will eventually convert the text to a path for printing but until the text is finalised (it's a wedding meal menu) I want to be able to edit it again if required.
Are you using a Windows 10 system? My laptop has a font bug wherein it will not maintain the fonts I use. My Trajan Pro & Bodoni always revert to Sans Serif when I open a file on that laptop. I dealt with the issue by dedicating a Windows 7 desktop to Inkscape 93. I installed by fonts in the OS font folder. I do all of my text finalization work on the 7. I have not tried mac, yet. If you can not use an earlier system - convert to path.
Also, there are many cracks in the code when it comes to Inkscape's text functions.
Thanks for the reply. It seems crazy that the only way around it is to buy a new (old) machine though? Surely I'd be better investing that money in software that actually works rather than spending good money after bad trying to get a free software with too many bugs to actually work?
I agree with you in theory. That is why I bought the Win 10. It came with a font bug that I have not been able to find a permanent fix for - from Microsoft! I am looking into a Thelio from System 76. At least they are people you can call and not a megacorp. As for what Inkscape does, there really isn't a substitute. You can use CorelDraw to have the same type of work product - but then they are letting things "break" so that they can force changes in contracts etc. If only I had time to code.....
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I'm getting a strange issue, whereby when I save my illustration, the text looks fine. But then when I re-open the file again, the text changes - sometimes the font, sometimes the size, sometimes the line spacing. Rather frustrating - anybody got any ideas why it does this?
I will eventually convert the text to a path for printing but until the text is finalised (it's a wedding meal menu) I want to be able to edit it again if required.
Thanks
Are you using a Windows 10 system? My laptop has a font bug wherein it will not maintain the fonts I use. My Trajan Pro & Bodoni always revert to Sans Serif when I open a file on that laptop. I dealt with the issue by dedicating a Windows 7 desktop to Inkscape 93. I installed by fonts in the OS font folder. I do all of my text finalization work on the 7. I have not tried mac, yet. If you can not use an earlier system - convert to path.
Also, there are many cracks in the code when it comes to Inkscape's text functions.
Thanks for the reply. It seems crazy that the only way around it is to buy a new (old) machine though? Surely I'd be better investing that money in software that actually works rather than spending good money after bad trying to get a free software with too many bugs to actually work?
Craziness
I agree with you in theory. That is why I bought the Win 10. It came with a font bug that I have not been able to find a permanent fix for - from Microsoft! I am looking into a Thelio from System 76. At least they are people you can call and not a megacorp. As for what Inkscape does, there really isn't a substitute. You can use CorelDraw to have the same type of work product - but then they are letting things "break" so that they can force changes in contracts etc. If only I had time to code.....