https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=474666
Bug ID: 474666
Summary: On a wayland session fonts look horrible when global
scaling is active
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version: 5.27.8
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: wayland-generic
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 161704
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SUMMARY
I hope I picked the right component and kwin is actually doing the global
scaling, if not please move this bug to the respective component as I have no
idea of the actual technical implementation, thank in advance.
When logging in to a wayland session and setting the global scaling to 125%
like I do on X11 the fonts look horrible compared to X11.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have a 2k monitor
2. Log into a wayland session
3. Set global scaling to 125%
OBSERVED RESULT
Fonts look horrible like eroded or frayed compared to X11. Also the font
spacing is different, like can be seen on the last item of the menu on the left
side "Über dieses System" where the spacing between Üb<->er is too narrow and
not consistent between the letters.
EXPECTED RESULT
Font looking "normal" sharp and crisp and easily readable like on a X11 session
with global scaling set to 125%.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Exherbo
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.8
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.110.0
Qt Version: 5.15.10
Kernel Version: 6.5.3 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland / X11
Processors: 24 × AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor
Memory: 31.3 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Attaching screenshots to illustrate the problem, while they might look ok on
the first look try comparing them and you probably see the difference, it might
not look that bad but compared to X11 it really hurts the eyes.
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