diff --git a/customtkinter/windows/widgets/__init__.py b/customtkinter/windows/widgets/__init__.py
index 6da9aec..2e21484 100644
--- a/customtkinter/windows/widgets/__init__.py
+++ b/customtkinter/windows/widgets/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,3 @@ from .ctk_slider import CTkSlider
 from .ctk_switch import CTkSwitch
 from .ctk_tabview import CTkTabview
 from .ctk_textbox import CTkTextbox
-
-# init canvas font character map for current platform
-from .core_rendering import CTkCanvas
-CTkCanvas.init_font_character_mapping()
diff --git a/customtkinter/windows/widgets/core_rendering/__init__.py b/customtkinter/windows/widgets/core_rendering/__init__.py
index 571adc7..ccadbc7 100644
--- a/customtkinter/windows/widgets/core_rendering/__init__.py
+++ b/customtkinter/windows/widgets/core_rendering/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import sys
 from .ctk_canvas import CTkCanvas
 from .draw_engine import DrawEngine
 
+CTkCanvas.init_font_character_mapping()
+
 # determine draw method based on current platform
 if sys.platform == "darwin":
     DrawEngine.preferred_drawing_method = "polygon_shapes"
diff --git a/customtkinter/windows/widgets/font/__init__.py b/customtkinter/windows/widgets/font/__init__.py
index 9c3d6ff..64a49f1 100644
--- a/customtkinter/windows/widgets/font/__init__.py
+++ b/customtkinter/windows/widgets/font/__init__.py
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ from ..core_rendering import DrawEngine
 FontManager.init_font_manager()
 
 # load Roboto fonts (used on Windows/Linux)
-script_directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-FontManager.load_font(os.path.join(script_directory, "assets", "fonts", "Roboto", "Roboto-Regular.ttf"))
-FontManager.load_font(os.path.join(script_directory, "assets", "fonts", "Roboto", "Roboto-Medium.ttf"))
+customtkinter_directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))))
+FontManager.load_font(os.path.join(customtkinter_directory, "assets", "fonts", "Roboto", "Roboto-Regular.ttf"))
+FontManager.load_font(os.path.join(customtkinter_directory, "assets", "fonts", "Roboto", "Roboto-Medium.ttf"))
 
 # load font necessary for rendering the widgets (used on Windows/Linux)
-if FontManager.load_font(os.path.join(script_directory, "assets", "fonts", "CustomTkinter_shapes_font.otf")) is False:
+if FontManager.load_font(os.path.join(customtkinter_directory, "assets", "fonts", "CustomTkinter_shapes_font.otf")) is False:
     # change draw method if font loading failed
     if DrawEngine.preferred_drawing_method == "font_shapes":
-        sys.stderr.write("customtkinter.__init__ warning: " +
+        sys.stderr.write("customtkinter.windows.widgets.font warning: " +
                          "Preferred drawing method 'font_shapes' can not be used because the font file could not be loaded.\n" +
                          "Using 'circle_shapes' instead. The rendering quality will be bad!\n")
         DrawEngine.preferred_drawing_method = "circle_shapes"
diff --git a/examples/image_example.py b/examples/image_example.py
index 42c5340..f2e3b60 100644
--- a/examples/image_example.py
+++ b/examples/image_example.py
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ class App(customtkinter.CTk):
 
         # load images with light and dark mode image
         current_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-        self.home_image = customtkinter.CTkImage(light_image=Image.open(current_path + "/test_images/home_dark.png"),
-                                                 dark_image=Image.open(current_path + "/test_images/home_light.png"), size=(20, 20))
-        self.chat_image = customtkinter.CTkImage(light_image=Image.open(current_path + "/test_images/chat_dark.png"),
-                                                 dark_image=Image.open(current_path + "/test_images/chat_light.png"), size=(20, 20))
-        self.add_user_image = customtkinter.CTkImage(light_image=Image.open(current_path + "/test_images/add_user_dark.png"),
-                                                     dark_image=Image.open(current_path + "/test_images/add_user_light.png"), size=(20, 20))
+        self.home_image = customtkinter.CTkImage(light_image=Image.open(os.path.join(current_path, "test_images", "home_dark.png")),
+                                                 dark_image=Image.open(os.path.join(current_path, "test_images", "home_light.png")), size=(20, 20))
+        self.chat_image = customtkinter.CTkImage(light_image=Image.open(os.path.join(current_path, "test_images", "chat_dark.png")),
+                                                 dark_image=Image.open(os.path.join(current_path, "test_images", "chat_light.png")), size=(20, 20))
+        self.add_user_image = customtkinter.CTkImage(light_image=Image.open(os.path.join(current_path, "test_images", "add_user_dark.png")),
+                                                     dark_image=Image.open(os.path.join(current_path, "test_images", "add_user_light.png")), size=(20, 20))
 
         # create navigation frame
         self.navigation_frame = customtkinter.CTkFrame(self, corner_radius=0)