Re: [Gimp-user] Question about fonts and XCF files

[Ofnuts <ofnuts gmx com>]

On 02/24/18 17:20, Tom Williams wrote:
> > The fonts aren't embedded in the XCF. That won't prevent your friend
> > to see your text as you designed it, but if she wants to change the
> > text she will ned to install the fonts on her system.
> Really?  Even though the fonts aren't installed, the font face will
> still appear in the file when opened?

Yes, because the text is rendered to a bitmap. In the XCF linked below, 
the text is in "Humor Sans".
Check that this font isn't installed on your system, and open the XCF. 
Do you see the text?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gasfrn9qh91in4u/SampleText.xcf?dl=0