Hi Adam, The specific font I was focussing on is from "LiberationMono-Regular.ttf" (attached). I don't *think* it contains embedded bitmaps? The confusing part is, I've used the same file on Ubuntu 8, Ubuntu 10 and Ubuntu 16 and it renders correctly on all of them.
>From my perspective it doesn't matter; I have a workaround that is perfect for the needs of the project, and it' possible I'm the only person on the planet needing these specific fonts anyway. :) But still, it would be nice to know why. Cheers, Ben On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 5:32 PM Adam Twardoch (Lists) < list.a...@twardoch.com> wrote: > The first image looks like it's coming from either an embedded bitmap or > from native TrueType hinting. The second looks like it's rasterized from > the outline. > > Either way, it's not a matter of FreeType itself but of how it's used. > FreeType CAN render native TrueType hinting and/or embedded bitmaps but it > has modes where it ignores those. The operating system or app chooses which > mode it uses. > > On Sat, 28 Aug 2021 at 08:58, Ben Smith <ben.ellis.sm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Ben Smith <ben.ellis.sm...@gmail.com> >> Date: Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 4:44 PM >> Subject: Re: Truetype scaled font issue >> To: Werner LEMBERG <w...@gnu.org> >> >> >> Hi Werner, >> >> Thanks for the quick response. I installed OpenSUSE. >> >> 1. $ sudo zypper install xfontsel >> 2. $ xfontsel -scaled >> 3. Set the parameters as follows: >> fndry: "misc", >> family: "liberation mono", >> weight: "medium", >> slant: "r" >> >> I can give you other examples if required. It's also apparent in Fontforge >> when you do the "Element|Bitmap Strikes Available" action. >> >> See attached Images. Left hand side is Ubuntu 16, right hand side is >> OpenSUSE. >> >> Let me know if there's anything else I can do. >> >> Cheers, >> Ben >> >> [image: Comparison2.JPG][image: Comparison.JPG] >> >> > >> > >> >
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