On 2008-February-05 , at 08:02 , churro wrote:
I am using OS 10.4.11, Inkscape .45. I started working on a file and used a specific font. Then I discovered that my effects are not working, so I had to download a newer build of Inkscape from http://inkscape.modevia.com/macosx-snap/ along with the python packages. I reinstalled Inkscape and got the effects working, but when I opened my old file, the fonts have changed to something generic, and I cant get them to go back to what they were! I rolled back to the older version on Inkscape, but that did not fix the problem.
Could you perform these little tests, with the document that has the generic font and on both version of Inkscape: - select the faulty text, open the xml editor and check what the font attributes are (name, weight etc.) - check wether you see the font in the text and font palette (even if it's not used in the document)? - if you see it, what happens when you select the text and apply this font?
All my previous work with that font got messed up (I still have the original files in hopes of getting this to work.) Does anyone know how to get my fonts to work again?
Font got reworked between those two versions and the library that deals with fonts was also updated, but all that should have improved compatibility, not the contrary. Gail, could you look at that please?
2nd part of the question: And if I get new fonts, how do I add them to Inkscape running on OSX?
All depends on the format of the font. If you get a ttf font in a regular format (ttf extension) Inkscape should be able to see it. Inkscape has issues with fonts in the dfont format and with Microsoft Font Suitcases (no visible extension). If you install the font on your Mac the regular way (double click and click install), Inkscape should have acces to it. To force the refresh of the font library on startup, delete a file via a command in Terminal: rm ~/.inkscape/.fccache-new Inkscape will rebuild the font cache on next startup.
Hope that helps.
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