thanks, Krzysztof, that appears to have fixed the crash.
With this change, rev 14135, it is almost possible to enter text data, but not very reliably. I was able to enter text and use the Text and Font dialog to save Times New Roman as the new default. Then on the next startup I get the following behavior. - start Inkscape with the Text and Font dialog loaded from before, and docked. - click on the Text tool F8, note that the dialog box says 'sans-serif' on the top toolbar - click on the page somewhere and note that the dialog box now says 'Times New Roman' as expected - type some text and note that the text does not show up on the page anywhere, but does show up correctly in the Text and Font dialog box preview area in the docked dialog.
Alvin
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