So let's bumpįontconfig version (for Win32 builds only).Īlso let's not make it a recommendation anymore, but a requirement. Locked cache files, preventing a successful cache update.įurthermore the slowness apparently happens at every GIMP startup, andĪlso even when GIMP closes according to various reports. Also we previously had a recommendation for fontconfig on Win32, but that becomes an actual requirement with this bump (Fontconfig had too many serious bugs which were fixed lately so that we can't just "recommend" anymore).Īnyway I have tested, and it took a few minutes to cross-compile fontconfig 2.12.4 for Windows, so even if there were no pre-built package available, that would not be reason enough for packagers to ship an older version.Ĭommit 36625e087bf749d922f2cb3996fd4c5707c677bf (HEAD -> master, origin/master, origin/HEAD)īug 782676: require fontconfig 2.12.4 on Windows.įontconfig has a new slowness issue, this time apparently because of
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Ok after re-reading the various message in this report, as well as the fontconfig bug report and the patch at fontconfig, that looks serious enough that we should just bump the fontconfig requirement (for Win32 only). 2.11.95ĭoes that mean we should recommend fontconfig >= 2.12.4 for the Win32 platform? Or maybe even set a strict minimum version in our configure script (for Win32 only)... Will this be enough to consider the problem fixed? > I believe that this issue is caused by a bug in old Fontconfig (ver. > As a result, this issue no longer reproduces in the environment. > So I've tried to replace GIMP 2.8.22's `libfontconfig-1.dll` with Fontconfig
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> This issue was reproduced also in my environment (Windows10 64 bit Fall (In reply to Masamichi Hosoda from comment #25) Everyone is free to contribute to take care of one's own platform, if you wish to see the problem fixed quickly. But there is not much we can do since we don't have many Windows developers. > problem in 2.8.22 but am so disappointed that the "font loading" issue is > especially as I NEVER USE FONTS! I tried the 2.9 Beta just to avoid this > This opening bug, taking SO LONG to load fonts, is incredibly annoying. Besides filters and effects, there are also some scripts that allow you to easily create a calendar, create a CD label, add watermark and more. One of GIMP's strengths is its free availability from many sources for many operating systems.(In reply to Nicholas Edwards from comment #26) GIMP 2.8 Script-FUs is a collection of more than 100 scripts, initially created for GIMP 2.4, that have been fixed/updated recently to work with the latest GIMP 2.8. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted. GIMP is amazingly expandable and extensible – it is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. This design is useful for front-end web designers or graphic designers who.
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