Change text appareance when editing an old (2.x) .xcf

[dacer]

Hello, first of all, thank you very much for GIMP. It's been my editor for many years, and I'm truly grateful to everyone behind it.

I'm using Debian, currently version 3.0. There are many new features, and it's time to discover them and learn how to use the new ones, while continuing to use the old ones.

Right now, I'm editing an image and need to change some text. Well, when I edit the text, even though it seems to detect the font and size, when I change anything, it completely changes its appearance. Even pressing Ctrl-Z doesn't return it to its original state; I have to close the .xcf and reload it.

Could you tell me why this is happening and how to prevent the text from changing?

I've attached the before and after images.

Thank you very much.

[teapot]

(03-27-2025, 05:12 PM)dacer Wrote: Hello, first of all, thank you very much for GIMP. It's been my editor for many years, and I'm truly grateful to everyone behind it.

I'm using Debian, currently version 3.0. There are many new features, and it's time to discover them and learn how to use the new ones, while continuing to use the old ones.

Right now, I'm editing an image and need to change some text. Well, when I edit the text, even though it seems to detect the font and size, when I change anything, it completely changes its appearance. Even pressing Ctrl-Z doesn't return it to its original state; I have to close the .xcf and reload it.

Could you tell me why this is happening and how to prevent the text from changing?

I've attached the before and after images.

Thank you very much.

Hi dacer,

Does this occur when you double click in a box in the text tool e.g to change the text size or any other setting that has a box you can type into? If so and it leaves the input focus in the on canvas text instead of in the text tool box it could be this bug:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/11998

A workaround is to single click in thel box, hit the delete key for each character you want to delete and then type in what you want.

[rich2005]

There is a similar bug report: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/9856
Can't find font installed in system while loading xcf's created in earlier version of GIMP

and the way Gimp 3 handles font names changed as well: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/9274
- a long post but parts were implemented.

From the accented character, might be a code page problem as well. The screenshot says Ubuntu Medium but looks like plain ubuntu regular font.

You will probably have to go through the old .xcf and see if you can change the font.

[teapot]

Oops I misunderstood the question, Rich has it right. I'll leave my answer there in case it helps anyone else.