https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67802
Priority: medium
Bug ID: 67802
CC: [email protected]
Assignee: [email protected]
Summary: DejaVu font print corruption with PS printing in LO
4.1
Severity: major
Classification: Unclassified
OS: Linux (All)
Reporter: [email protected]
Hardware: Other
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Version: 4.1.0.4 release
Component: Printing and PDF export
Product: LibreOffice
Created attachment 83680
--> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=83680&action=edit
Scan of printed samples showing correct output and broken output
Starting with LibreOffice 4.1, we get corrupted prints when using the
Postscript model for printing and the document contains any of the DejaVu
fonts. We cannot use the new default PDF printing model because it has
unresolved major bugs (bug 61189 bug 61306 bug 61192). Please note that the
DISPLAY of text on the screen using the DejaVu fonts is correct, it is the PS
PRINTING that is corrupt.
The corruption varies depending on the document, but seems to be centered
around the lowercase "f" character (especially if followed by "i"), as if the
font metrics are broken. Sometimes the character following the "f" is omitted
and there is just a space, other times the character that is supposed to follow
it will appear overlapping another character. The manifestation of the bug is
inconsistent- presenting in different ways depending on what is written.
A scan of three printouts is attached to this bug report showing the correct
and incorrect output. We are also attaching a "print to file" postscript
document that when rendered using gv or other viewer, also shows the problem).
* Tested as FAIL on vanilla LO 4.1.0 64bit on RHEL 6
* Tested as FAIL on vanilla LO 4.1.0 32bit on Fedora 17
* Tested as OK on vanilla LO 4.0.0 64bit on RHEL 6
* Tested as OK on vanilla OO 3.2.1 64bit on RHEL 6
* Tested as OK on vanilla OO 3.4.1 64bit on RHEL 6
It affects all the DejaVu fonts. We have hundreds of fonts, and I am not able
to test every single one, but we tested dozens and have no problems with any
other fonts we have encountered so far. We have potentially hundreds of
documents with DejaVu fonts in them, making this a major (show stopper) issue
for us.
Steps to reproduce:
* Load LO 4.1 on a Linux machine with CUPS printing.
* Set up a PS page printer on your system (we assume this is necessary).
Broken here on all printers- HP Laserjets of any model, Konica, Xerox, etc.
* Go into Tools-> Options-> LibreOffice-> Print-> uncheck "PDF as Standard
Print Job Format" (and OK and restart LO).
* Create a document in writer that is in a DejaVu font (perhaps Sans).
* Type a bunch of words that have "fi" and perhaps "fo" in them.
* Print the document and note it being incorrect.
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