Serious Bug With Text Starting about r1590

[SorinN]

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/faq/faq8.htm
http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/

on Linux all these fonts are under "msttcorefonts" name
manny distros keep msttcorefonts in their repo's

for Ubuntu / Debian : sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

soif is legal, I think Autopackage or other installation method can download all these fonts... on the fly.

This can solve a lot.. ( if is possible to implement, I dont investigate all aspects yet ).

Anyhow, this work for me. I never had problems with Xara LX regarding fonts - Arial, Times New Roman ( never ever ).

Before I have msttcorefonts, I was in trouble with Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks in Ubuntu ( under Wine ) ..but after that .. all OK.

[SorinN]

after version 1590 seems to be some problems related to text

now I try a little workaround
after I downgrade to 1496 all .xar files work again
with versions after 1600 old files can crash LX

I think it was related to windows fonts
but in debug report I see I have this Windows specific font, and Xara know about the msttcorefonts :

/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/Arial_Black.ttf

[abligh]

after version 1590 seems to be some problems related to text

now I try a little workaround
after I downgrade to 1496 all .xar files work again
with versions after 1600 old files can crash LX

I think it was related to windows fonts
but in debug report I see I have this Windows specific font, and Xara know about the msttcorefonts :

/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/Arial_Black.ttf

Sorin, can you please test r1615 (that should went up on the website a few minutes ago so you may have to reload your cache), and it it is still problematic, please file a bug report at
http://bugzilla.xara.com/
attaching a .xar file that doesn't work (most important). The simpler the .xar file the better. I thought I'd replicated this but it turns out I hadn't.

Alex

[SorinN]

tested r1615 with old .xar files

all files are opened well now. no text related problems.

but the best part with r1615 - now is installed in a fraction of time regarding older revisions. I was impressed.

P.S.

hmm.. Alex - Microsoft would pay a lot of bilions to have such a short response time for all their problems ( ). The problem is they have these bilions, what else is missing ? ...

[jamesmc]

tested r1615 with old .xar files

all files are opened well now. no text related problems.

but the best part with r1615 - now is installed in a fraction of time regarding older revisions. I was impressed.

P.S.

hmm.. Alex - Microsoft would pay a lot of bilions to have such a short response time for all their problems ( ). The problem is they have these bilions, what else is missing ? ...

Microsoft has committees, groups and project teams. By the time it goes through the corporate thought thredder, many months have passed.