Thank you so much for your assistance -- glad it wasn't just me!

I reported a bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/168379/comments/4 as per your suggestion.

Thanks again for your help,
Vernon

I upgraded to version 0.46, but it didn't fix the problem. I downloaded the font from:

http://www.abstractfonts.com/font/2910

Would it be too much of an imposition to ask you to give it a try?

Thanks,
Vernon

The selected text is resized and defaults to the Bitstream Vera Sans font.

I am attempting to use the above font in Inkscape. I have downloaded and installed the font (it is true type) to the MS fonts directory. It works fine in other apps such as MS Word. In Inkscape, it is listed as an available font and displays correctly in the preview window in the "Text & Fo...