Zipping an addon with a .blend file causes the string to curves node to loose the fonts folder #119277

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opened 2024-03-10 11:46:41 +01:00 by Edward-Savage · 11 comments

Edward-Savage commented

2024-03-10 11:46:41 +01:00

System Information
Edition Windows 10 Home
Version 22H2
Installed on ‎29/‎09/‎2023
OS build 19045.4046
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19053.1000.0

Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor 3.60 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

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Broken: version: 4.0.2, branch: blender-v4.0-release, commit date: 2023-12-05 07:41, hash: 9be62e85b7

Short description of error
i have a .blend file in my addon, so that i can append the objects within it. one of my objects has a string to curves node. when i zip the folder containing all the files for the addon, the string to curves node looses the font folder.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
the video shows the steps to recreate the error, and i have attached both the zipped version of the addon. since folders cant be uploaded here, you can unzip the folder to see the unzipped version, (as mentioned in the video, unzipping it does make it find the fonts folder again)

System Information Edition Windows 10 Home Version 22H2 Installed on ‎29/‎09/‎2023 OS build 19045.4046 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19053.1000.0 Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor 3.60 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Blender Version Broken: version: 4.0.2, branch: blender-v4.0-release, commit date: 2023-12-05 07:41, hash: 9be62e85b7 **Short description of error** i have a .blend file in my addon, so that i can append the objects within it. one of my objects has a string to curves node. when i zip the folder containing all the files for the addon, the string to curves node looses the font folder. <video src="/attachments/e25b8477-fccc-4ffa-bae3-cdc8e6d1ce77" title="Bug_report_2_font_v3.mov" controls></video> **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** the video shows the steps to recreate the error, and i have attached both the zipped version of the addon. since folders cant be uploaded here, you can unzip the folder to see the unzipped version, (as mentioned in the video, unzipping it does make it find the fonts folder again)

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Iliya Katushenock commented

2024-03-10 12:04:27 +01:00

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Iliya Katushenock commented

2024-03-10 12:07:56 +01:00

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Iliya Katushenock commented

2024-03-10 12:10:44 +01:00

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Hm, stop, not sure if i can confirm bug, if i just have no such font..

Hm, stop, not sure if i can confirm bug, if i just have no such font..

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Edward-Savage commented

2024-03-10 13:50:18 +01:00

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it should work with any font that isnt the default one

it should work with any font that isnt the default one

Edward-Savage commented

2024-03-10 13:52:20 +01:00

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i think i found my font in the windows font folder C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\

i think i found my font in the windows font folder C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\

Richard Antalik commented

2024-03-14 20:36:20 +01:00

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Vector font datablock does not seem to support relative paths, however you should be able to pack it into .blend file. Can you try packing fonts instead?

Vector font datablock does not seem to support relative paths, however you should be able to pack it into .blend file. Can you try packing fonts instead?

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Edward-Savage commented

2024-03-14 23:37:02 +01:00

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if you mean having the font file in the zip file/ folder, then that does work. it doesn't loose it.

if you mean having the font file in the zip file/ folder, then that does work. it doesn't loose it.

Richard Antalik commented

2024-03-15 20:19:24 +01:00

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I meant something like clicking on File > External Data > Pack Resources. Or just packing fonts individually.

But I may be confused a bit - does this loose path to font even if these are placed in C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\? That should not happen.
Can you also check if this happens, when you do things manually (that are automated by addon)? If that is the case, it would be better to provide such steps.

I meant something like clicking on File > External Data > Pack Resources. Or just packing fonts individually. But I may be confused a bit - does this loose path to font even if these are placed in `C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\`? That should not happen. Can you also check if this happens, when you do things manually (that are automated by addon)? If that is the case, it would be better to provide such steps.

Edward-Savage commented

2024-03-15 20:34:31 +01:00

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I may not have explained it very well. Sorry.

When I pack the .blend file, it does not loose the font.
Having the font file in the folder does not result in it loosing it.
If using a font in C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\ then it does loose it.
The addon appends objects with geometry nodes, one of the node groups has a 'string to curve' node. This node looses the the fonts folder (C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\) when the addon is zipped. The steps to reproduce are shown in the video.

Hope that helps.

I may not have explained it very well. Sorry. - When I pack the .blend file, it does not loose the font. - Having the font file in the folder does not result in it loosing it. - If using a font in `C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\` then it does loose it. - The addon appends objects with geometry nodes, one of the node groups has a 'string to curve' node. This node looses the the fonts folder (`C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\`) when the addon is zipped. The steps to reproduce are shown in the video. Hope that helps.

Richard Antalik commented

2024-03-15 21:46:28 +01:00

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Ok, will try to reproduce. I am on Linux, but it shouldn't matter.

Ok, will try to reproduce. I am on Linux, but it shouldn't matter.

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Richard Antalik commented

2024-03-16 19:11:01 +01:00

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Ok checked the video and the file. So I did misunderstood this issue a bit. But mainly, I was incorrect, in that vector fonts do not support relative filepaths - printing value of D.fonts['Berlin Sans FB Regular'].filepath in py console returns '//../../../../../../WINDOWS/Fonts/BRLNSR.TTF', which is relative path. This is why the font does not show up when .blend file is moved to different folder.

And the path is relative, because this is the default option in filebrowser (shown in side panel):

It is a question, whether font paths should be relative by default, but this is not a bug. Not sure if @Harley has any knowledge why it is relative by default or whether this may be subject to discussion.

But will close the report for now as this is working as expected.

Ok checked the video and the file. So I did misunderstood this issue a bit. But mainly, I was incorrect, in that vector fonts do not support relative filepaths - printing value of `D.fonts['Berlin Sans FB Regular'].filepath` in py console returns `'//../../../../../../WINDOWS/Fonts/BRLNSR.TTF'`, which is relative path. This is why the font does not show up when .blend file is moved to different folder. And the path is relative, because this is the default option in filebrowser (shown in side panel): ![Screenshot_2024-03-16_19-06-17.png](/attachments/28af1b49-c426-4c58-81e4-3f59070bcda1) It is a question, whether font paths should be relative by default, but this is not a bug. Not sure if @Harley has any knowledge why it is relative by default or whether this may be subject to discussion. But will close the report for now as this is working as expected.

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