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- Document the missing-font banner, active substitutions, retry flow, and font source behavior in every maintained user guide - Add list_available_fonts and get_font_status to the MCP tool reference and replace stale exact tool counts with a durable 100+ description
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| Text Editing | Creating and editing text with rich formatting, fonts, and inline editing in OpenPencil. |
Text Editing
Create text nodes and edit them directly on the canvas with full rich text support.
Creating Text
Press T to activate the text tool, then click on the canvas. An empty text node appears with a blinking cursor — start typing immediately.
Inline Editing
Double-click any existing text node to enter inline editing mode. A blue outline appears around the text to indicate edit mode. Click outside the text node to commit and exit editing.
Text is rendered directly on the canvas — there's no separate text input overlay.
Cursor Navigation
| Action | Mac | Windows / Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Move left/right | ← / → | ← / → |
| Move up/down | ↑ / ↓ | ↑ / ↓ |
| Move by word | ⌥← / ⌥→ | Ctrl + ← / Ctrl + → |
| Move to line start/end | ⌘← / ⌘→ | Home / End |
Hold Shift with any movement key to extend the selection.
Text Selection
- Click inside a text node to position the cursor
- Click + drag to select a range of text
- Double-click a word to select it
- Triple-click to select all text in the node
Rich Text Formatting
Apply formatting to selected text, or toggle the style for the entire node when nothing is selected.
| Action | Mac | Windows / Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Bold | ⌘B | Ctrl + B |
| Italic | ⌘I | Ctrl + I |
| Underline | ⌘U | Ctrl + U |
Strikethrough is available via the S toggle button in the Typography section of the properties panel (no keyboard shortcut — ⌘S is used for Save).
Formatting is applied per character. When you type between a bold and regular segment, the new text inherits the style of the preceding segment.
The B / I / U / S toggle buttons in the Typography section of the properties panel also apply formatting.
Editing Operations
| Action | Mac | Windows / Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Delete word before cursor | ⌥⌫ | Ctrl + Backspace |
| Delete to line start | ⌘⌫ | — |
| Cut | ⌘X | Ctrl + X |
| Copy | ⌘C | Ctrl + C |
| Paste | ⌘V | Ctrl + V |
Font Picker
Open the font picker in the Typography section of the properties panel to change the font family. The picker features:
- Search filter — type to narrow the font list
- Font preview — each font name is rendered in its own typeface
- Virtual scroll — handles large font lists efficiently
- Scroll-to-current — the current font is highlighted when the picker opens
Font Weight
Change the font weight in the Typography section of the properties panel. Available weights depend on the selected font family (e.g., Regular, Medium, Bold, Black).
Font Sources
- Default font — Inter is loaded automatically
- Desktop app — system fonts plus enabled Google Fonts, Fontsource, Bunny Fonts, and Fontshare catalogs
- Browser — system fonts are available in Chrome and Edge; online font catalogs require the desktop app
- Downloaded fonts — the desktop app caches downloaded faces for reuse on the same machine
Missing Fonts and Substitutions
When a requested family or style cannot be loaded, OpenPencil displays a warning above the editor instead of silently treating fallback rendering as faithful typography.
Expand the warning to see every affected face and its active substitute. Use Select layers to locate all affected text nodes or Retry fonts after changing network access, local-font permission, or provider settings. A style may be synthesized from another loaded face in the same family; a missing family falls back to Inter when available.
Tips
- The font list is preloaded at startup so the picker opens without delay.
- IME input (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) is fully supported.
- Rich text formatting is preserved when opening and saving .fig files.
- See Components for how text overrides work in component instances.