[Fonts] Fix font preview leaks and reuse default-font loader

cockatrice/src/interface/palette_editor/font_grid_widget.cpp

@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ FontGridWidget::FontGridWidget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
 
 void FontGridWidget::loadFonts(const FontConfig &cfg)
 {
+    // Suppress fontsChanged while materializing fallback rows so the initial
+    // load never reads as a user edit (mirrors paletteGrid blocking).
+    blockSignals(true);
     QMetaEnum fontEnum = QMetaEnum::fromType<AppFont::Role>();
     for (int i = 0; i < fontEnum.keyCount(); ++i) {
         auto role = static_cast<AppFont::Role>(fontEnum.value(i));
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ void FontGridWidget::loadFonts(const FontConfig &cfg)
         }
         row.sizeSpin->setValue(qBound(MIN_FONT_SIZE, size, MAX_FONT_SIZE));
     }
+    blockSignals(false);
 }
 
 FontConfig FontGridWidget::currentFontConfig() const

cockatrice/src/interface/palette_editor/palette_editor_dialog.cpp

@@ -186,7 +186,10 @@ void PaletteEditorDialog::setupUi()
     connect(autoApplyTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &PaletteEditorDialog::onApply);
     connect(quickSetupPanel, &QuickSetupPanel::valueChanged, this, &PaletteEditorDialog::onGenerateFromAccent);
     connect(paletteGrid, &PaletteGridWidget::paletteChanged, this, [this] { autoApplyTimer->start(); });
-    connect(fontGrid, &FontGridWidget::fontsChanged, this, [this] { autoApplyTimer->start(); });
+    connect(fontGrid, &FontGridWidget::fontsChanged, this, [this] {
+        fontsDirty = true;
+        autoApplyTimer->start();
+    });
     connect(revertButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &PaletteEditorDialog::onRevertToDefault);
     connect(resetBtn, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &PaletteEditorDialog::onReset);
     connect(saveBtn, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &PaletteEditorDialog::onSave);
@@ -281,15 +284,9 @@ void PaletteEditorDialog::loadSchemes()
 
 void PaletteEditorDialog::loadFonts()
 {
-    // Same user-dir > system-dir fallback ThemeManager uses: the shipped
+    savedFontConfig = ThemeManager::loadDefaultFontConfig(themeDirPath, themeName);
-    // fonts.toml may live in the system theme directory rather than the
+    fontGrid->loadFonts(savedFontConfig);
-    // resolved (user) theme directory.
+    fontsDirty = false;
-    FontConfig cfg = ThemeManager::loadFontConfig(themeDirPath);
-    if (!cfg.hasFonts()) {
-        cfg = ThemeManager::loadDefaultFontConfig(themeDirPath, themeName);
-    }
-    savedFontConfig = cfg;
-    fontGrid->loadFonts(cfg);
 }
 
 void PaletteEditorDialog::seedAccentFromScheme(const QString &scheme)
@@ -322,7 +319,9 @@ void PaletteEditorDialog::onGenerateFromAccent(const QColor &accent, int intensi
 void PaletteEditorDialog::onApply()
 {
     themeManager->previewPalette(paletteGrid->currentPaletteConfig(), loadedScheme);
-    themeManager->previewFonts(fontGrid->currentFontConfig());
+    if (fontsDirty) {
+        themeManager->previewFonts(fontGrid->currentFontConfig());
+    }
 }
 
 void PaletteEditorDialog::onSave()
@@ -374,14 +373,17 @@ void PaletteEditorDialog::onSave()
     }
 
     // Persist the shared per-theme fonts when they changed.
-    const FontConfig fontCfg = fontGrid->currentFontConfig();
+    if (fontsDirty) {
-    if (fontCfg != savedFontConfig) {
+        const FontConfig fontCfg = fontGrid->currentFontConfig();
-        if (!ThemeManager::saveFontConfig(saveDir, fontCfg)) {
+        if (fontCfg != savedFontConfig) {
-            QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Save failed"),
+            if (!ThemeManager::saveFontConfig(saveDir, fontCfg)) {
-                                 tr("Could not write %1 to:\n%2").arg(FontConfig::fileName(), saveDir));
+                QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Save failed"),
-            return;
+                                     tr("Could not write %1 to:\n%2").arg(FontConfig::fileName(), saveDir));
+                return;
+            }
+            savedFontConfig = fontCfg;
         }
-        savedFontConfig = fontCfg;
+        fontsDirty = false;
     }
 
     themeManager->reloadCurrentTheme();
@@ -397,6 +399,7 @@ void PaletteEditorDialog::onReset()
     // config until the theme is reloaded.
     themeManager->reloadCurrentTheme();
     fontGrid->loadFonts(savedFontConfig);
+    fontsDirty = false;
     seedAccentFromScheme(loadedScheme);
 }
 
@@ -443,6 +446,15 @@ void PaletteEditorDialog::onRevertToDefault()
     const FontConfig fontDef = ThemeManager::loadDefaultFontConfig(themeDirPath, themeName);
     savedFontConfig = fontDef;
     fontGrid->loadFonts(fontDef);
+    fontsDirty = false;
+}
+
+void PaletteEditorDialog::reject()
+{
+    // Discard any unsaved live preview (palette and fonts) so closing without
+    // Save restores the active theme instead of leaking the preview globally.
+    themeManager->reloadCurrentTheme();
+    QDialog::reject();
 }
 
 void PaletteEditorDialog::changeEvent(QEvent *e)

cockatrice/src/interface/palette_editor/palette_editor_dialog.h

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class PaletteEditorDialog : public QDialog
 public:
     explicit PaletteEditorDialog(const QString &themeDirPath, const QString &themeName, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
     void loadSchemes();
+    void reject() override;
 
 private slots:
     void onSave();
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ private:
     // Fonts are shared per theme (fonts.toml, not split by light/dark), so a
     // single saved config suffices; the live edits are read from fontGrid.
     FontConfig savedFontConfig;
+    // Set only by user-driven fontsChanged after the initial load completes.
+    // Gates both previewFonts and the fonts.toml write so a palette-only Save
+    // never materializes fallback fonts to disk.
+    bool fontsDirty = false;
 
     QTimer *autoApplyTimer = nullptr;
 
@@ -86,4 +91,4 @@ protected:
     void changeEvent(QEvent *e) override;
 };
 
-#endif // COCKATRICE_PALETTE_EDITOR_DIALOG_H
+#endif // COCKATRICE_PALETTE_EDITOR_DIALOG_H

cockatrice/src/interface/theme_manager.cpp

@@ -739,16 +739,7 @@ void ThemeManager::themeChangedSlot()
     applyStyleAndPalette(themeName, themeCfg, palette, activeScheme);
 
     // ── Load fonts: shared per theme, no light/dark split ───────────────────
-    FontConfig fonts = loadFontConfig(dirPath);
+    FontConfig fonts = loadDefaultFontConfig(dirPath, themeName);
-    if (!fonts.hasFonts()) {
-        // The shipped fonts.toml may live in the system theme directory rather
-        // than the resolved (user) theme directory, so built-in themes still
-        // get their curated fonts.
-        const QString sysFontPath = QDir(systemThemesBasePath()).absoluteFilePath(themeName);
-        if (sysFontPath != dirPath) {
-            fonts = loadFontConfig(sysFontPath);
-        }
-    }
     currentFonts = fonts;
     const auto fontIt = currentFonts.fonts.constFind(AppFont::InterfaceDefault);
     if (fontIt != currentFonts.fonts.constEnd()) {