Hello

I just noticed the Microsoft standard font called Symbol is missing from the Inkscape (version-Inkscape-0.48.4-1), though it shows up in all of my other applications. I haven't been able to check the entire font list from Inkscape-vs-Microsoft 7 but there be a couple more missing from the way it looks. All of the Microsoft Open Type ("O") fonts that I have tried within Inkscape have work fine so far. The "standard Type "O" font set that Inkscape does not include in its font list the one called "Symbol". It does see the vile immediately adjacent to it in the list named "Symbola" which is a TT Font. The funny thing is that I would swear that it was visible from within Inscape yesterday

I also noticed that there is a much larger space around a font in the font pull down list in Inkscape, Cambria Math (between Cambria & Candara fonts), at least two spaces above and below that font. Strange spacing also occurs around a couple of others and the have it looks like an extra spacing line below each one, as if there is font missing below but there does not seem to be a missing there there.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Doug

yes, I have those issues too. There's been some glitch with Windows (7 at a minimum) that is known. If you search on here, you can read up on the threads. If it's the same issue or not, not sure, but, it had to do initially with the install of the windows upgrade about security. Some people have un-loaded part of that install that pertained to the fonts, and now they can once again see the fonts. Or we can wait and see if it's ever fixed on it's own. I'd just like to see and use those fonts again! (so I'm not sure what to do).

In my case the font is still visible and usable in Window and every other app that I use, it is just within Inkscape that it is no longer on the font list drop-down. Thanks for the suggestions!

flamingolady wrote:yes, I have those issues too. There's been some glitch with Windows (7 at a minimum) that is known. If you search on here, you can read up on the threads. If it's the same issue or not, not sure, but, it had to do initially with the install of the windows upgrade about security. Some people have un-loaded part of that install that pertained to the fonts, and now they can once again see the fonts. Or we can wait and see if it's ever fixed on it's own. I'd just like to see and use those fonts again! (so I'm not sure what to do).

It can't be the same issue. That issue was fixed just a day or 2 after it happened. As long as you have installed all the available updates (or even just the one that fixed the problem) you won't have that problem. If you're set up to get automatic updates, then you already have the patch and you won't have that problem any more. If you're missing fonts now, it's some other problem.

Interesting. It's missing for me too, on 0.48.4 and Win7Home, 64-bit. I also have the space around Cambria Math font! Let's see if I can find anything at Launchpad....

Ok, for the 1st issue, could it be this bug? https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/165665

I didn't find anything about Cambia Math. But I might not be knowing the proper search terms. It does look like maybe the fonts above and below are missing. But if you mouse over, you see the whole space becomes highlighted. If there were missing fonts (in the dropdown menu) the highlighting would be tight around Cambria Math. (At least that's my most logical conclusion, lol.)

Hi Brynn!

I followed the above mentioned bug and Bug #1046170, https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1046170, which appears to be possibly the same thing. The interesting thing is that the other 259 fonts on my system,most of which are Type O (Open Type from Microsoft) are all shown and they all appear to be working fine, except the Symbol, Webdings and Wingdings fonts. The Unidings font is shown however and works correctly as does the OpenSynbol font. All fonts are shown in the pull down in OpenOffice 3.4.1 (all apps) and all work without exception. This is also true for applications like Thunderbird, GIMP, Q-CAD, DIA, Scribus, Blender, Photoshop and many more. So this does appear top be Inkscape "Bug" at this point.

Thanks!
Doug

Hi, did you say that the font is missing from the Text and Font dialog box or only missing from the font drop down menu in the control bar when the text tool is active? In my Inkscape if I drop the control bar menu down twice all the fonts appear. Try unchecking 'show font samples in dropdown list' in the texttool preferences (if your version has that option).

Hi Druban

It is the same, whether I look at the "Text & Font" menu drop-down or the "Glyphs" pop-up. Brynn and I neither one can see this font nor the webdings or wingdings fonts.

Wow, I'm also missing the Wingding and Webding fonts! And I know for a fact....well, at least I'm pretty sure, that they've shown up in earlier versions, because I remember using them. Although I qualified that because my memory is really undependable lately

I tried changing the display option that druban mentioned, but no go, still missing. Also, Symbol, Webding, Wingding fonts also missing from Text and Font dialog.

Inkscape 0.48.4, Win7Home, 64-bit

Brynn - Have you heard anything else on this? I am assuming it is a BUG but has anyone documented it as such?

Uummm.....I thought we had found the bugs already reported. What is it that you want to report?

I just was not sure that this had been tagged as an official bug or not. If it hasn't we could be waiting for a very long time for a fix.

If it's listed at Launchpad, it's officially reported. Launchpad is Inkscape's bug tracker. But note that the reporting of a bug doesn't guarantee that it will be fixed in any certain period of time. The developers decide what priority in which to fix bugs, presumably according to whoever has the skills to fix them, and whether those people have time. I've reported bugs which have been fixed within a year. But I've also reported bugs which are still not fixed after....5 or 6 years now. As Inkscape's current version is 0.48.4, it is still very much a fledgling program

Thanks!

Hi, has this bug been fixed yet? I have to edit a PDF that uses a particular Wingding glyph (a square box) as bullet points, and said box is showing up as the letter 'n'.

I am running Inkscape on both Windows and Linux. On the Windows machine, Inkscape won't even recognize the Wingdings font and show it in the font list. On the Linux machine (which I have a complete copy of the fonts of my Windows PC), the font is listed, but it's being substituted with the Sans font and also showing as the letter 'n'

Both machines are running Inkscape 0.48.4.

Is there any way I can get Inkscape to accept the font? I think drawing the boxes would be painstaking and I don't have the time for it since this is a "due by tomorrow morning" task.

Obviously the problem is still existing. For greek symbols i found the free font atene that works in inkscape: http://www.dafont.com/atene.font