https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=526071
Bug ID: 526071
Summary: Text tool's font style is broken in recent nightly
builds (last known good in 2026-08-19)
Classification: Applications
Product: krita
Version First nightly build (please specify the git hash!)
Reported In:
Platform: Appimage
OS: All
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Tool/Text
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
Krita nightly build's Text tool - Font style function appears to be broken. All
font styles now look like Normal/Regular.
Krita Next nightly (20206-09-22) is affected:
krita-6.1.0-prealpha-eccab6e9e5-x86_64.appimage
Krita 5.3.4/6.0.4 is not affected.
You can test with this file:
https://tysontan.com/temp/electrichearts_20260729A_konqi_3D.zip
Pay attention to the "KONQI" title text.
Font: Gluten RightLeaning
Style: Black
Project: https://github.com/etcetera-type-co/gluten
Sample: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Gluten
I noticed this issue during this KA discussion (2026-08-03 to 2026-09-08):
https://krita-artists.org/t/allow-the-recorder-docker-to-capture-the-canvas-instead-of-the-entire-image/188140/69
Please don't try to narrow down the date by looking at the pictures in the KA
posts, they were static links to files that got updated multiple times.
Last know good build (2026-08-19):
https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/pipelines/1323959
I first noticed the broken style with this build (2026-09-08):
https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/pipelines/1323959
I suspect this commit:
https://invent.kde.org/ciubix/krita/-/commit/c0eba4f50640cb5e7bcc387bab465ff755808c71
(Use KisDomUtils to convert font axes' values to strings and back.)
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