Thanks for the quick reply. I never stopped to think that bolding a font actually means using another set of letters.
No further questions! :) Rgds, João On 11/29/05, Carol Spears <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 07:43:36PM +0000, Joao Cruz Morais wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Im trying to type some text and bold it but can't seem to accomplish > > this with the last version of Gimp. Am I missing something or this is > > just not possible? > > > gimp will only use what the font delivers. you will need to find a font > that has a bold version. > > the gimp freetype plug-in (freetype.gimp.org) might have something like > that available. i haven't looked in a while. > > <rant> > personally, i respect the font about this. one way that font authors > (could) make money for their efforts (and making a font is no easy task) > is to release the regular font for free and then to sell the complete > set. personally, i think that any software app that allows users to > over-ride this option that the font makers have should be made illegal > and its sales considered at least a misdeameanor of theft in civil > courts anywhere. any professional needing such a thing from a pixel > painting app should also seriously consider the way they use the title > "professional". they are the first group of people who should > understand how that works. > </rant> > > anything else you want? > > carol > > _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
