Blender UI font glitch #53106

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Maxim · 2017-10-19T14:59:47+02:00

Maxim commented

2017-10-19 14:59:47 +02:00

System Information
Lubuntu 17.04
ATI radeon express 1250

Blender Version
Broken: 2.78
Worked: this is a first time blender was installed on this computer

Short description of error
the problem i am facing is that my UI font is broken, some symbols displayed as dot lines.

i tried "International Fonts" and also tried to load some custom fonts and this didn't do anything. reinstalling also was useless. how can i fix that?
i also checked all system parameters that i could find which related to the language and fonts settings and they seems ok to mee

**System Information** Lubuntu 17.04 ATI radeon express 1250 **Blender Version** Broken: 2.78 Worked: this is a first time blender was installed on this computer **Short description of error** the problem i am facing is that my UI font is broken, some symbols displayed as dot lines. ![2017-10-19-013236_1280x800_scrot.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F1051345/2017-10-19-013236_1280x800_scrot.png) i tried "International Fonts" and also tried to load some custom fonts and this didn't do anything. reinstalling also was useless. how can i fix that? i also checked all system parameters that i could find which related to the language and fonts settings and they seems ok to mee

Maxim commented

2017-10-19 15:01:17 +02:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Maxim commented

2017-10-19 15:01:17 +02:00

Added subscriber: @HappyCement

Joel Godin commented

2017-10-19 16:10:06 +02:00

Added subscriber: @FloridaJo

Joel Godin commented

2017-10-19 16:10:06 +02:00

Have you tried 2.79?

Maxim commented

2017-10-19 17:10:52 +02:00

In #53106#466454, @FloridaJo wrote:
Have you tried 2.79?

installed 2.79, same issue

> In #53106#466454, @FloridaJo wrote: > Have you tried 2.79? installed 2.79, same issue

Bastien Montagne commented

2017-10-19 18:16:44 +02:00

Added subscriber: @mont29

Bastien Montagne commented

2017-10-19 18:16:44 +02:00

Thats’ most certainly GPU driver issue. Please;

Ensure both your OS and drivers are fully up-to-date (and use official GPU drivers, not those provided by windows or tablet/laptop maker or open source ones in linux distributions).
Try to start in software OpenGL mode (use the blender-softwaregl distributed with official blender, will be slow, but will show whether this is a driver issue or not).

Thats’ most certainly GPU driver issue. Please; * Ensure both your OS and drivers are fully up-to-date (and use official GPU drivers, not those provided by windows or tablet/laptop maker or open source ones in linux distributions). * Try to start in software OpenGL mode (use the `blender-softwaregl` distributed with official blender, will be slow, but will show whether this is a driver issue or not).

Maxim commented

2017-10-19 18:42:06 +02:00

In #53106#466472, @mont29 wrote:
Thats’ most certainly GPU driver issue. Please;

Ensure both your OS and drivers are fully up-to-date (and use official GPU drivers, not those provided by windows or tablet/laptop maker or open source ones in linux distributions).

Try to start in software OpenGL mode (use the blender-softwaregl distributed with official blender, will be slow, but will show whether this is a driver issue or not).

so i got this in my terminal
Read new prefs: /home/happy_cement/.config/blender/2.78/config/userpref.blend
BLF_get_unifont: 'Dejavu Sans' font not found with fontconfig
BLF_get_unifont_mono: 'Dejavu Sans Mono' font not found with fontconfig
Error: Cannot read file '/home/happy_cement/-softwaregl': No such file or directory
... opened default scene instead; saving will write to /home/happy_cement/-softwaregl

Blender quit
its seems like the "Dejavu Sans" font is missing, ill try to install it

> In #53106#466472, @mont29 wrote: > Thats’ most certainly GPU driver issue. Please; > * Ensure both your OS and drivers are fully up-to-date (and use official GPU drivers, not those provided by windows or tablet/laptop maker or open source ones in linux distributions). > * Try to start in software OpenGL mode (use the `blender-softwaregl` distributed with official blender, will be slow, but will show whether this is a driver issue or not). so i got this in my terminal Read new prefs: /home/happy_cement/.config/blender/2.78/config/userpref.blend BLF_get_unifont: 'Dejavu Sans' font not found with fontconfig BLF_get_unifont_mono: 'Dejavu Sans Mono' font not found with fontconfig Error: Cannot read file '/home/happy_cement/-softwaregl': No such file or directory ... opened default scene instead; saving will write to /home/happy_cement/-softwaregl Blender quit it`s seems like the "Dejavu Sans" font is missing, i`ll try to install it

Vuk Gardašević commented

2017-10-19 21:44:25 +02:00

Added subscriber: @VukGardasevic

Vuk Gardašević commented

2017-10-19 21:44:25 +02:00

blender-softwaregl is in the Blender install directory. Double click on it or navigate in terminal to the folder and run it.

`blender-softwaregl` is in the Blender install directory. Double click on it or navigate in terminal to the folder and run it.

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2017-10-20 17:13:25 +02:00

Added subscriber: @brecht

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2017-10-20 17:13:25 +02:00

I think you're using the Blender package from Ubuntu/Debian? The official Blender doesn't have any error message like that or even uses fontconfig, it seems to come from an additional patch in the Debian package:
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-multimedia/blender.git/tree/debian/patches/0006-look_for_dejavu_ttf_with_fontconfig.patch?h=debian/2.79%2bdfsg0-2

Please try the official Blender build:
https://www.blender.org/download/

If that works, it's a bug in the Debian patch and should be reported there.
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/blender

I think you're using the Blender package from Ubuntu/Debian? The official Blender doesn't have any error message like that or even uses fontconfig, it seems to come from an additional patch in the Debian package: https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-multimedia/blender.git/tree/debian/patches/0006-look_for_dejavu_ttf_with_fontconfig.patch?h=debian/2.79%2bdfsg0-2 Please try the official Blender build: https://www.blender.org/download/ If that works, it's a bug in the Debian patch and should be reported there. https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/blender

Vuk Gardašević commented

2017-10-28 23:19:07 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Vuk Gardašević closed this issue

2017-10-28 23:19:07 +02:00

Vuk Gardašević self-assigned this 2017-10-28 23:19:07 +02:00

Vuk Gardašević commented

2017-10-28 23:19:07 +02:00

More than a week passed without a reply.

Due to the tracker policy, archiving until the required additional information / data is provided.

More than a week passed without a reply. Due to the tracker policy, archiving until the required additional information / data is provided.

Dmitry commented

2018-01-09 10:37:51 +01:00

Added subscriber: @rokitokan

Dmitry commented

2018-01-09 10:37:51 +01:00

Hello All,

I have tried the latest debian version from the debian rolling:

Package: blender
Version: 2.79+dfsg0-3+b1
I can confirm that I don't have the same UI error as above.

However, I do have the same message in regards to fonts missing:
[Tue Jan 9 08:57:51 UTC 2018]:~$ blender -d
Switching to fully guarded memory allocator.
Blender 2.79 (sub 0)
argv- [x] = blender
argv- [x] = -d
read file /home/puni/.config/blender/2.79/config/userpref.blend

Version 279 sub 0 date unknown hash unknown

Read prefs: /home/puni/.config/blender/2.79/config/userpref.blend
read file.

Version 272 sub 2 date unknown hash unknown

ordered
OBCube
OBLamp
OBCamera
BLF_get_unifont: 'Dejavu Sans' font not found with fontconfig
BLF_get_unifont_mono: 'Dejavu Sans Mono' font not found with fontconfig

I have also tried running the official version of blender from the download site.
I don't have the messages that are debian related and I don't have messed up UI.

So I think the issue with a messed up UI is not related to that Debian patch people mentioned above.
So @HappyClement you need to try what @brecht has suggested.

Hello All, I have tried the latest debian version from the debian rolling: Package: blender Version: 2.79+dfsg0-3+b1 I can confirm that I don't have the same UI error as above. However, I do have the same message in regards to fonts missing: [Tue Jan 9 08:57:51 UTC 2018]:~$ blender -d Switching to fully guarded memory allocator. Blender 2.79 (sub 0) argv- [x] = blender argv- [x] = -d read file /home/puni/.config/blender/2.79/config/userpref.blend ``` Version 279 sub 0 date unknown hash unknown ``` Read prefs: /home/puni/.config/blender/2.79/config/userpref.blend read file. ``` Version 272 sub 2 date unknown hash unknown ``` ordered OBCube OBLamp OBCamera BLF_get_unifont: 'Dejavu Sans' font not found with fontconfig BLF_get_unifont_mono: 'Dejavu Sans Mono' font not found with fontconfig I have also tried running the official version ![Screenshot_2018-01-09_12-27-43.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F1758491/Screenshot_2018-01-09_12-27-43.png) of blender from the download site. I don't have the messages that are debian related and I don't have messed up UI. So I think the issue with a messed up UI is not related to that Debian patch people mentioned above. So @HappyClement you need to try what @brecht has suggested.

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Blender UI font glitch #53106