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Font dropdown not working 1.4.x (1.4.1rc)

Summary:

With Inkscape 1.4.1-rc (72176ca9d4, 2025-03-03), the font dropdown in the text tool does not open for me on Linux Mint (and maybe elsewhere).

Peek_2025-03-05_00-14

Steps to reproduce:

  • open Inkscape
  • switch to Text tool
  • type something
  • try to change font using dropdown in Text tool

What happened?

Nothing. Sometimes, the menu button from another monitor suddenly shows up in the top left corner of the screen instead. Arrow keys work to go through fonts, btw.

(org.inkscape.Inkscape:82418): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 00:16:53.679: invalid accelerator string ''

(org.inkscape.Inkscape:82418): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 00:16:53.679: gtk_application_accels_get_actions_for_accel: assertion 'accel_key.key != 0' failed

(org.inkscape.Inkscape:82418): Gtk-WARNING **: 00:16:53.684: Unable to parse accelerator '': ignored request to install 1 accelerators

(org.inkscape.Inkscape:82418): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 00:18:30.314: gtk_icon_view_select_path: assertion 'icon_view->priv->model != NULL' failed

(org.inkscape.Inkscape:82418): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 00:18:31.131: gtk_icon_view_select_path: assertion 'icon_view->priv->model != NULL' failed

(org.inkscape.Inkscape:82418): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 00:18:31.144: gtk_icon_view_select_path: assertion 'icon_view->priv->model != NULL' failed

(org.inkscape.Inkscape:82418): Gdk-WARNING **: 00:18:34.538: Native Windows wider or taller than 32767 pixels are not supported

(org.inkscape.Inkscape:82418): Gdk-WARNING **: 00:18:34.653: Native Windows wider or taller than 32767 pixels are not supported

(org.inkscape.Inkscape:82418): Gdk-WARNING **: 00:18:34.764: Native Windows wider or taller than 32767 pixels are not supported

The menu icon from the other screen: 2025-03-05_00-19

What should have happened?

Font dropdown should be visible.

Version info

Inkscape 1.4.1-rc (72176ca9d4, 2025-03-03)

                      Compile  (Run)
    GLib version:     2.80.0
    GTK version:      3.24.41 (3.24.41)
    glibmm version:   2.66.7
    gtkmm version:    3.24.9
    libxml2 version:  2.9.14
    libxslt version:  1.1.39
    Cairo version:    1.18.0 (1.18.0)
    Pango version:    1.52.1 (1.52.1)
    HarfBuzz version: 8.3.0 (8.3.0)

    OS version:       Linux Mint 22.1

Btw:

InkscapeApplication: invalid application id: org.inkscape.Inkscape.1.4.x
  tag must be ASCII and not start with a number.

Oh, and my monitor setup: grafik

No monitor or window is larger than 1920px in any direction.

Edited by Maren Hachmann
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