[Gimp-developer] Font Preferences needs to give user power over system fonts path

[Martin Nordholts]

komputes wrote:
> Font preferences allows the user to add custom paths to font directories. The
> system fonts are included by default but are not viewable/removable by going to 
>
> File > Preferences > Folders > Fonts
>
> Even though the fonts found in /usr/share/fonts are included in Gimp's font
> selections, they cannot be seen in the font preferences (list of paths).
>   

Hi

IMO letting the user have full control of what fonts that is available
in GIMP completely aligns with the product vision [1].

I think the bug report is valid and should be reopened.

Best regards,
Maritn Nordholts

[1] http://gui.gimp.org/index.php/GIMP_UI_Redesign#product_vision