No. 1) I open GIMP 2) The font size as I see it is 80pts. 3) I change it to 100. 4) I exit. 5) I reopen GIMP. 6) The font size is 100.
?????? Cliff On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 2:58 PM Ruben Safir <ru...@mrbrklyn.com> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 01:36:15AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Tuesday 19 October 2021 21:23:50 Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list wrote: > > > > > The 'text problem' has been discussed many times, and the root cause > > > is people not understanding how the tools works. I did (for my own > > > satisfaction) quite a lot of fiddling with the tool + its options, and > > > I've been able to reproduce all the issues that I've seen reported. As > > > far as I can recall the issue was that the users were trying to change > > > things in two places, in the on screen editor, and in the tool > > > options. Changes in the on screen editor only apply to that box. > > > Changes to the tool options apply to either the current box or the > > > next box created. Changes to the current box are never (so far as I > > > can make out) applied to the tool options. There is no hidden default. > > > The tool options can be changed and are saved between sessions and the > > > next time you open GIMP they will be the same as they were when you > > > last shut down. > > > > > > Cliff > > > > I wish that were true, but I've had to expand the size of the font from > > invisible to 100 points or more for every box of text I've used to add > > captions or labels to a picture for at least 20 years. If its a tool > > option, tell me please how to set it so its big enough to be read by > > default. I ATM, have whatever version is std for debian stretch. > > > > > It is not a tools option problem > > It is just broken. Everytime I use it it defaults to 62pts and it > refuses to change. > > It is just broken > > It didn't used to be. > > > -- > > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > > -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) > > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. > > - Louis D. Brandeis > > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > _______________________________________________ > > gimp-user-list mailing list > > List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > > -- > So many immigrant groups have swept through our town > that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological > proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998 > http://www.mrbrklyn.com > > DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002 > http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software > http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive > http://www.coinhangout.com - coins! > http://www.brooklyn-living.com > > Being so tracked is for FARM ANIMALS and extermination camps, > but incompatible with living as a free human being. -RI Safir 2013 > > _______________________________________________ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > -- My Amazon author page : https://amazon.com/author/cliffpratt My Facebook author page : https://www.facebook.com/cliffprattauthor My Search on Kobo : https://www.kobo.com/search?query=Cliff+Pratt _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
