[scribus] Odd font issue

[Bert Driehuis]

On Linux, I'd expect fontconfig to manage the fonts, so indeed paths
should not be an issue. I can't tell you off the cuff what could cause
such differences, but if replacing the font by itself works there is a
subtle difference between the systems as regards fontconfig, that much
is sure.

If you still have the original file so you can reproduce the problem,
try this. Save a copy of the file as test.sla aand test.sla.orig.
Start Scribus, replace the font with itself and save the test.sla
without making any other changes. Run a diff using diff -u
test.sla.orig test.sla and see what changed.

As a side note, if the versions of Scribus differ you may see
differences as a result of that. Scribus 1.5.3 completely revamped
font handling internally, so that could cause discrepancies.

Report back here and we'll see if we can crack this nut!

Cheers,

Bert

On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 5:17 AM Joe Zeff <joe at zeff.us> wrote:
>
> On 10/21/20 6:39 PM, Geoffrey Dow wrote:
> > Just a guess, but it might be that the file structures on your desktop and
> > your laptop are not identical; could the font be in a folder in a different
> > location or with a slightly different name?
>
> I doubt it, as it always worked until now, and I've changed nothing.
> Besides, what does the file structure on my desktop have to do with how
> Scribus works on my laptop?
>
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