You should file the bug against rendering libraries and/or toolkits like GTK, because FreeType only provides the facilities for horizontal and vertical subpixel rendering, the rendering system has to keep track of the screen orientation by itself.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to freetype in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/983220 Title: subpixel rendering doesn't respect screen rotation Status in freetype package in Ubuntu: New Status in wayland package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: 1) Open gnome-terminal 2) xrandr --output default --rotate inverted 2) Open another gnome-terminal In both the original and the new terminal, text has red and blue "shadows" caused by subpixel rendering that doesn't match up to the inverted pixel layout resulting from the screen being flipped 180 degrees. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libfreetype6 2.4.8-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Apr 16 11:34:06 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20111129.1) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: freetype UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/983220/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp