Package: xterm Version: 249-1 [This was initially reported as a comment on bug #549953, but as it appears to be a separate issue, I'm filing a new bug for it.]
The "Packed Font" option, added in xterm 249 and enabled by default, causes certain fonts -- e.g., "DejaVu Sans Mono:pixelsize=10" -- to be displayed with a larger character width than normal. Disabling the option with the X resource "*forcePackedFont:false", or interactively through the C-mouse3 menu, restores the previous (and expected) behavior. The width in question is computed by the checkXft routine in fontutils.c; a field named "min_width" is set to the *maximum* width of characters in the ranges 32..127 and 159..255. In the case of DejaVu Sans Mono, characters 0xD8 and 0xF8 (uppercase and lowercase "o with stroke") are wider than the others; they are also wider than the font's reported maximum width, which is what is used in the non-packed case. In addition to the X resource workaround described above, changing line 1567 of fontutils.c by replacing 256 with 128 is also effective. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
