[OpenIndiana-discuss] Fonts errors on GIMP start up

[Andreas Wacknitz]

Am 27.09.25 um 07:40 schrieb russell:
> Hi
>
> GIMP is reporting the following fonts errors on startup
>
> Fontconfig warning: 
> "/etc/fonts/conf.avail/25-ttf-arphic-uming-bitmaps.conf", line 11: 
> Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as 
> expected
>
> Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.avail/41-ttf-arphic-uming.conf", 
> line 16: Having multiple <family> in <alias> isn't supported and may 
> not work as expected
>
> Looking at the files below
>
> $ more 25-ttf-arphic-uming-bitmaps.conf
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
> <fontconfig>
>
>         <match target="font">
>           <test name="family">
>           <string>AR PL UMing CN</string>
>           <string>AR PL UMing HK</string>
>           <string>AR PL UMing TW</string>
>           <string>AR PL UMing TW MBE</string>
>           </test>
>           <edit name="antialias"><bool>false</bool></edit>
>           <edit name="hinting"><bool>true</bool></edit>
>           <edit name="autohint"><bool>false</bool></edit>
>         </match>
>
>         <match target="font">
>           <test name="family">
>           <string>AR PL UMing CN</string>
>           <string>AR PL UMing HK</string>
>           <string>AR PL UMing TW</string>
>           <string>AR PL UMing TW MBE</string>
>           </test>
>           <test name="pixelsize" compare="more_eq"><int>17</int></test>
>           <edit name="antialias" mode="assign"><bool>true</bool></edit>
>           <edit name="hinting" mode="assign"><bool>true</bool></edit>
>         </match>
>
> </fontconfig>
>
> Is 25-ttf-arphic-uming-bitmaps.conf badly configured or is there an 
> issue with GIMP?
>
> $ more 41-ttf-arphic-uming.conf
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
> <fontconfig>
>
> <!--
>   Serif faces
>  -->
>         <alias>
>                 <family>AR PL ShanHeiSun Uni</family>
>                 <family>AR PL ShanHeiSun Uni MBE</family>
>                 <family>AR PL UMing CN</family>
>                 <family>AR PL UMing HK</family>
>                 <family>AR PL UMing TW</family>
>                 <family>AR PL UMing TW MBE</family>
> <default><family>serif</family></default>
>         </alias>
> <!--
>   Sans-serif faces
>  -->
>         <alias>
>                 <family>AR PL ShanHeiSun Uni</family>
>                 <family>AR PL ShanHeiSun Uni MBE</family>
>                 <family>AR PL UMing CN</family>
>                 <family>AR PL UMing HK</family>
>                 <family>AR PL UMing TW</family>
>                 <family>AR PL UMing TW MBE</family>
> <default><family>sans-serif</family></default>
>         </alias>
> <!--
>   Monospace faces
>  -->
>         <alias>
>                 <family>AR PL ShanHeiSun Uni</family>
>                 <family>AR PL ShanHeiSun Uni MBE</family>
>                 <family>AR PL UMing CN</family>
>                 <family>AR PL UMing HK</family>
>                 <family>AR PL UMing TW</family>
>                 <family>AR PL UMing TW MBE</family>
> <default><family>monospace</family></default>
>         </alias>
> </fontconfig>
>
> Is the 41-ttf-arphic-uming.conf configured this way to work other 
> applications?
>
> Russell
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The problem is not gimp related but the font package's configuration. I 
don't use this font family and don't know whether they are working 
despite the warnings. I can remove the package from the mate_install 
metapackage so it won't get installed by default anymore.

Andreas