GIMP does not see Windows fonts
2014-03
Yamikuronue
I have downloaded some fonts and installed them by double-clicking to open them, then clicking "Install font". Word and other Windows programs can see them, but GIMP does not list them in the text tool. Why is this?
These are TrueType fonts (packaged in .ttf files). I'm using Gimp 2.8.2
Juha Untinen
After checking a few similar posts elsewhere, it is usually fixed by clearing the font cache of GIMP. Although for some people even that does not work, and the case remains unsolved.
To clear the cache, browse to:
- XP and older:
Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Temp\fontconfig\cache
- Vista and newer:
Users\[username]\AppData\Local\fontconfig\cache
And delete the files there.
http://www.gimptalk.com/index.php?/topic/29683-font-loaded-not-showing-in-gimp-windows/
http://www.gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=6615
http://gimper.net/viewtopic.php?t=644
Sean
I've opened a PNG image in Gimp, and I want to add more content to the bottom of the image, creating a taller image.
My Gimp skills are pretty basic, and the only approach I've found that seems to be on the right track ultimately doesn't work. I go to the Layers -> Layer Boundary Size menu item, click the chain icon so I can vary the dimensions independently, increase the height by (say) 100 pixels, and click the Resize button. Back in the main window the image boundaries seem to have increased, but when I try to, say, add some new text into the newly expanded area, or copy and paste a region from the original image into the new area, it's invisible.
How can I add new space to the bottom of an image so that I can add new content to it?
voyager
You have to go to Image > Canvas size and unlock the chain icon that keeps the height and the size proportional when you change either of them.
Jack
Image > Canvas Size
msw
On the canvas right click Image->Canvas Size...