Quoting from the Arch Linux wiki:
"The autohinter attempts to do automatic hinting and disregards any
existing hinting information. Originally it was the default because
TrueType2 fonts were patent-protected but now that these patents have
expired there is very little reason to use it. It does
** Changed in: fontconfig (Ubuntu)
Status: In Progress = Triaged
** Changed in: fontconfig (Ubuntu)
Assignee: Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (mathieu-tl) = (unassigned)
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Thanks for reporting this bug and the supporting documentation. Wouldn't
this type of change would benefit from further discussion, although I
don't see much impact in enabling this feature?
** Changed in: fontconfig (Ubuntu)
Status: New = In Progress
** Changed in: fontconfig (Ubuntu)
** Changed in: fontconfig (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided = Wishlist
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Activate font auto hinting by default
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191654
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** Changed in: fontconfig (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: None = fontconfig
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Activate font auto hinting by default
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191654
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