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| DATE | 2021-10-20 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] [Gimp-user] Canvas Size on Crop
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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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