[Documentation-packages] [Bug 2017573] Re: Font hinting broken on 23.04

2023-05-01 Thread mrvanes
But the regression took place after upgrading from 22.10. So it keeps getting weirder and weirder. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Documentation Packages, which is subscribed to fonts-ubuntu in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2017573 Title: Font hintin

[Documentation-packages] [Bug 2017573] Re: Font hinting broken on 23.04

2023-05-01 Thread Gunnar Hjalmarsson
The latest significant change to libfreetype6 happened in 22.10, so I think you need to downgrade to the version shipped by 22.04 to possibly notice a difference. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Documentation Packages, which is subscribed to fonts-ubuntu in Ubunt

[Documentation-packages] [Bug 2017573] Re: Font hinting broken on 23.04

2023-05-01 Thread mrvanes
@mgiammarco I agree it all points to libfreetype, but I compiled libfreetype 2.13.0 from source and see exactly the same problems (or I made a mistake replacing the system libs while installing libfreetype?). Also, downgrading to 22.10 libfreetype package didn't resolve the problems. -- You recei

[Documentation-packages] [Bug 2017573] Re: Font hinting broken on 23.04

2023-05-01 Thread mgiammarco
Good explanation @mrvanes thanks. Infact actually it seems broken: - font hinting (spacing, kerning) - rgb subpixel rendering (random: some application have good rgb rendering some not) - font size (kde title bar is bigger than in 22.10, because font is bigger too) All these problems seems relate

[Documentation-packages] [Bug 2017573] Re: Font hinting broken on 23.04

2023-05-01 Thread mrvanes
@gunnarhj What @mgiammarco is trying to explain is that the RGB subpixel rendering is also broken. RGB subpixel rendering is a way to make aliased fonts look even smoother by making use of the physical layout of the panel pixels. By colouring the aliased pixel, they can be positioned closer to the