Re: [Gimp-user] Canvas Size on Crop

[Cliff Pratt <enkiduonthenet gmail com>]

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 <ruben 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.
>
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