Cura fonts garbled on MacOS High Sierra

[toonr 0]

Running Cura 2.7.0, and after updating my Mac to MacOS 10.13 (High Sierra), fonts seem randomly garbled in the Print Setup menu, input fields and in the tooltip dialogs.

[leliep 28]

Same for me. Edited October 2, 2017 by Guest

[ahoeben 1,948]

Can one of you add a screenshot so we can check the type of garbling?

Is it like this (https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/issues/2462) or like this (https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/issues/2492)?

[leliep 28]

Can one of you add a screenshot so we can check the type of garbling?

Is it like this (https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/issues/2462) or like this (https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/issues/2492)?

Please see my previous reply; I just added a screenshot.

[Msuurmond 28]

It is a long shot but could you try:

Go to Applications > Font Book and doing File > Restore Standard Fonts and restarting.

You could also try to clean the font cache:

sudo atsutil databases -remove

Edited October 2, 2017 by Guest

[leliep 28]

It is a long shot but could you try:

Go to Applications > Font Book and doing File > Restore Standard Fonts and restarting.

You could also try to clean the font cache:

sudo atsutil databases -remove

Thanks for your suggestions; tried both, but none helps.

[Msuurmond 28]

I made a fix for this issue and we are now testing it. It is on time for our 3.0 release (17 Oct).

Edited October 4, 2017 by Guest

[DaHai8 74]

Will this be Cura 2 v3.0 or Cura 3.0 or Cura 3 v1.0?

I remember back when Cura 2.0 came out the reason for the version reset was that it was 'Cura 2' whereas Cura 15.x was 'Cura 1' or Original Cura.

So is Cura 3 a whole new rewrite, like Cura 2 was, or a progression of versions?

What happens when you run into the same version numbers as with Original Cura (in 9 years)?

Maybe call it something different so you don't confuse simple minds like mine with these new old version numbers: CurAtion, perhaps

[ahoeben 1,948]

Cura 3.0 is just a progression of Cura 2.x.

[morrispe65 0]

Great to hear the 2.7 High Sierra font issue will be addressed in an future update. Would it also be possible to enable fullscreen support on MacOS for Cura? v2.7 doesn't seem to support fullscreen.

[Msuurmond 28]

Could you try the new beta?

https://ultimaker.com/en/community/51443-ultimaker-cura-3-beta

It should be fixed there.

[leliep 28]

Could you try the new beta?

https://ultimaker.com/en/community/51443-ultimaker-cura-3-beta

It should be fixed there.

Just did a quick check and it looks like the fonts are coming out perfectly. Thanks for fixing this!

[leliep 28]

Sorry guys, after trying out the Beta again and loading an .stl file it turns out that the font distortion is still there, please see attached image.

It seems to be somehow random, some characters are ok, some others are not. Sometimes cura starts with fine characters and you have to load a print file or change to "Monitor" before the distortions start.

(Sorry for the confusion)

Could you try the new beta?

https://ultimaker.com/en/community/51443-ultimaker-cura-3-beta

It should be fixed there.

Just did a quick check and it looks like the fonts are coming out perfectly. Thanks for fixing this!

Edited October 10, 2017 by Guest

[neotko 1,417]

Same problem here. All texts that are data (temp, speed, etc) shows weird and I can’t see any number. Most of the time shows as weird fonts beta 3.0 downloaded yesterday. High Sierra

[eldrick 65]

I see the same in 3.0 Beta with High Sierra 10.13.

[Msuurmond 28]

We have a fix and I want to put a new beta up tomorrow morning.

[burtoogle 513]

We have a fix and I want to put a new beta up tomorrow morning.

Great, please ensure that the new beta includes the latest engine code as we squashed a bug in the wall ordering optimization code. Thanks.

[Msuurmond 28]

Could you test Cura-3.0.1-BETA? http://software.ultimaker.com/Cura_open_beta/

[eldrick 65]

Appears to be fixed in Beta 3.01, but it is still a really poor choice of fonts used in the data boxes.

The font used is single-pixel wide, and not easy to read on today's large displays.

Any chance of changing the font to something more legible?

Edited October 13, 2017 by Guest

[leliep 28]

The characters are no longer garbled in 3.0.1-Beta, looking good, thanks!

Could you test Cura-3.0.1-BETA? http://software.ultimaker.com/Cura_open_beta/

[Msuurmond 28]

Appears to be fixed in Beta 3.01, but it is still a really poor choice of fonts used in the data boxes.

The font used is single-pixel wide, and not easy to read on today's large displays.

Any chance of changing the font to something more legible?

We are looking into that, but it won't make it in 3.0

[ahoeben 1,948]

still a really poor choice of fonts used in the data boxes.

We are looking into that, but it won't make it in 3.0

I have made a PR here:

https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/pull/2603

The text input boxes actually use the same font, but a different font renderer (qt vs native). The PR makes it so that the same font renderer is used throughout (native). Hopefully it can still be included.

[toonr 0]

Just installed Cura 3.03, and the font issue is much better - I did notice this one message box on startup that is slightly garbled (much improved from what was happening in v2.7 though)

[Whiteknuckle 1]

Howdy,

Capitan 10.11 with the NIVIDA Quadro 4000 graphics board also produces garbled alpha. Returning to the OS driver fixes it.

[Msuurmond 28]

Just installed Cura 3.03, and the font issue is much better - I did notice this one message box on startup that is slightly garbled (much improved from what was happening in v2.7 though)

I improved this but unfortunately it will be in Ultimaker Cura 3.1