It appears that you are correct regarding the font caches. I was installing new fonts on to my system when I first reported the issue. I've since tested this again as follows:
* Ran Inkscape (took 4s to load).
* Closed it.
* Installed a new font on to my system.
* Ran Inkscape again (took about 55s to load).
* Closed it.
* Ran Inkscape for a third time (took 4s to load).
So, yes it appears that rebuilding the font cache is taking quite a while.
As a side note, it would be great if there was at least some UI to indicate that the program is doing because a hang of one minute with no indication to the user is quite confusing.
Hello,
It appears that you are correct regarding the font caches. I was installing new fonts on to my system when I first reported the issue. I've since tested this again as follows:
* Ran Inkscape (took 4s to load).
* Closed it.
* Installed a new font on to my system.
* Ran Inkscape again (took about 55s to load).
* Closed it.
* Ran Inkscape for a third time (took 4s to load).
So, yes it appears that rebuilding the font cache is taking quite a while.
As a side note, it would be great if there was at least some UI to indicate that the program is doing because a hang of one minute with no indication to the user is quite confusing.