How to set default font size?

[dpawson]

I've a large amount of text to insert, in small quantities.

the default size is showing as 16 (mm).

How can I set it to 12 please?

[andrew]

QCAD remembers the last used text size. Create one text with the preferred height and all following texts will have that height until you change it again.

If this does not solve your problem, please indicate your QCAD version and the platform you are on in your follow up.

[dpawson]

QCAD remembers the last used text size. Create one text with the preferred height and all following texts will have that height until you change it again.

If this does not solve your problem, please indicate your QCAD version and the platform you are on in your follow up.

No, that doesn't solve it.
I had to enter each one, then change the property.

2.2.2.0 professional

[andrew]

I probably don't understand you correctly.

The text dialog of the text tool should remember the last used settings and suggest them as defaults for new texts. If this is not the case, you most likely have a permission problem in the folder where user preferences are stored. Again, for me to help effectively I need to know what platform you are on.

Note also that you can dynamically change the text height and the text itself in the toolbar while placing texts. This is most effective when creating a large number of small text entities with different content / sizes.

[dpawson]

I probably don't understand you correctly.

The text dialog of the text tool should remember the last used settings and suggest them as defaults for new texts. If this is not the case, you most likely have a permission problem in the folder where user preferences are stored. Again, for me to help effectively I need to know what platform you are on.

Note also that you can dynamically change the text height and the text itself in the toolbar while placing texts. This is most effective when creating a large number of small text entities with different content / sizes.

I'm on Linux. which folder are preferences stored in please?

[andrew]

See:
http://www.ribbonsoft.com/qcad_doc_faq.html#7