How can I make a particular font I use often the default font?

otherwhirl · **Joined:** Dec 29, 2013 **Posts:** 159

GIMP Version: 2.8.10
Operating System: Mac OS
GIMP Experience: Beginner Level

How can I make a particular font I use often the default font that comes up when I create a new layer with text, instead of the default 'Sans'?

Thanks

sallyanne · **Posted:** Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:46 pm **(#2)**

otherwhirl wrote:

GIMP Version: 2.8.10
Operating System: Mac OS
GIMP Experience: Beginner Level

How can I make a particular font I use often the default font that comes up when I create a new layer with text, instead of the default 'Sans'?

Thanks

BUMP

GnuTux · **Posted:** Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:57 pm **(#3)**

Select the font you want. Then, Edit/Preferences/Tool Options and click "Save Tool Options Now"

This saves the current state of your tool options.

otherwhirl · **Joined:** Dec 29, 2013 **Posts:** 159

Hi Gnu Tux,

I tried this a couple of times and it still didn't work for me...

GnuTux wrote:

Select the font you want. Then, Edit/Preferences/Tool Options and click "Save Tool Options Now"

This saves the current state of your tool options.

Graechan · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:52 am **(#5)**

GnuTux wrote:

Select the font you want. Then, Edit/Preferences/Tool Options and click "Save Tool Options Now"

This saves the current state of your tool options.

follow these instructions but Don't forget to uncheck 'save tool options on exit, now the confusing part is if you select Sans to do a text layer,
then if you do another text layer Sans will still be active it's only when you restart Gimp does your default become the active font

otherwhirl · **Joined:** Dec 29, 2013 **Posts:** 159

Weird, it's still did not work for me....

Graechan wrote:

GnuTux wrote:

Select the font you want. Then, Edit/Preferences/Tool Options and click "Save Tool Options Now"

This saves the current state of your tool options.

follow these instructions but Don't forget to uncheck 'save tool options on exit, now the confusing part is if you select Sans to do a text layer,
then if you do another text layer Sans will still be active it's only when you restart Gimp does your default become the active font