[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 prettyvani...@posteo.at changed: What|Removed |Added CC||prettyvani...@posteo.at -- You are

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #68 from Antonio Orefice --- Imho qt rendering is uglier than full hinting :/ -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #67 from Filip F. --- (In reply to Antonio Orefice from comment #66) > Setting: > font.hintingPreference: "PreferFullHinting" > just before: > font.italic: model.isLink > in: >

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #66 from Antonio Orefice --- Setting: font.hintingPreference: "PreferFullHinting" just before: font.italic: model.isLink in: /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.desktopcontainment/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml Fixes bad kerning for me

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 Nate Graham changed: What|Removed |Added CC||gr...@student.ethz.ch --- Comment #65 from Nate

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #64 from beojan --- I noticed that years ago. It seems to be because it forces a redraw and apparently follows a different code path. On Thu, Apr 26, 2018, 11:01 Antonio Orefice wrote: >

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #63 from Antonio Orefice --- I noticed another interesting behaviour. When kerning looks bad, if i open font configuration and change anything related to the font used for the desktop (General font), it looks nice. I

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #62 from Antonio Orefice --- At least for folderviews, i noticed that it happens only when the text is "center aligned" (task manager looks good), so here comes my hacky workaround for plasmashell. in

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #61 from beojan --- It actually seems fixed (or a lot better, at least) with QQC2. On Wed, Apr 25, 2018, 04:05 Filip wrote: > https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 > > --- Comment #60

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #60 from Filip --- I think what happened was I made a mistake when testing both modes and misreported that it happens with QtRendering as well. Either way it would be more logical to solve it upstream. -- You are

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #59 from Nate Graham --- (In reply to Antonio Orefice from comment #58) > Sorry, i did not understood. > Is this bug *fixed* upstream, or are we waiting for upstream to fix it? > My kerning is still bad in plasmashell. Either

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 Antonio Orefice changed: What|Removed |Added CC||kokok...@gmail.com ---

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 Dr. Chapatin changed: What|Removed |Added CC||bugsefor...@gmx.com --

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #57 from beojan --- To reiterate, this *is* a Qt bug, but it probably won't be fixed soon. Unless there's a reason for using NativeRendering in Plasma, simply switching to QtRendering would fix the issue for Plasma. --

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #56 from beojan --- Is there any way we could switch Plasma to use QtRendering instead of NativeRendering? -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #55 from Filip --- Update: The bug probably only manifests itself with NativeRendering, I didn't add the code all the way. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #54 from Filip --- Yes, I tested it using your file. I will register there now and try to do my best to briefly explain everything we've discovered here. Many thanks to the devs, and beojan and rooty as well! -- You are

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #53 from beojan --- (In reply to Filip from comment #50) > Ha, with both actually, yeah, although it's a bit worse with NativeRendering. I take it you tried the QML file I posted? If so, could you comment on the Qt bug,

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #52 from Filip --- Created attachment 108410 --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=108410=edit QML kerning with the NativeRendering option Kerning is bad here as well, but this time the word "Sorting" is also

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #51 from Filip --- Created attachment 108409 --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=108409=edit QML kerning with the QtRendering option Kerning is bad, see too big of a gap between "o" and "u" in "Grouping" -- You

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #50 from Filip --- Ha, with both actually, yeah, although it's a bit worse with NativeRendering. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #49 from David Edmundson --- As you're testing stuff, can you confirm if it's an issue with both rendering types or just one. http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qml-qtquick-text.html#renderType-prop -- You are receiving

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #48 from beojan --- I see it in the spacing in the labels for "Sorting: " and "Grouping: ". I commented out the Plasma core library in that file, so it does indeed show this is a Qt bug. -- You are receiving this mail

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #47 from Rooty --- (In reply to beojan from comment #46) > Created attachment 108399 [details] > Test QML file > > I've modified the config dialog qml file for the task manager to remove all > Plasma components, and I still

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #46 from beojan --- Created attachment 108399 --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=108399=edit Test QML file I've modified the config dialog qml file for the task manager to remove all Plasma components, and I

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 Christoph Feck changed: What|Removed |Added Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #44 from Nate Graham --- I want to try to reproduce this. I'll try later tonight. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #43 from beojan --- (In reply to Nate Graham from comment #41) > Does this manifest *only* when using Adapta, even if everything else is set > up as you indicate (e.g. when using the Cantarell font with no hinting)? It

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #42 from Filip --- (In reply to Nate Graham from comment #41) > Does this manifest *only* when using Adapta, even if everything else is set > up as you indicate (e.g. when using the Cantarell font with no hinting)? No,

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #41 from Nate Graham --- Does this manifest *only* when using Adapta, even if everything else is set up as you indicate (e.g. when using the Cantarell font with no hinting)? -- You are receiving this mail because:

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 Christian González changed: What|Removed |Added CC|

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #40 from Filip --- To sum everything up, all of the evidence so far points to these few conclusions: - there is a kerning issue *within* Plasma - nothing alike this can be found in other DE: https://imgur.com/a/mPbdV (I

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #39 from Filip --- (In reply to Jens Reuterberg from comment #35) > I don't understand why we would or why that would be visible only in a few > fonts. > > Not saying its impossible but it feels like a fault that is only

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #38 from beojan --- Here's the old Qt4 bug: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-27257 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #36 from Jens Reuterberg --- Checking into it and it can be a rendering issue, that depends on Qt - and if so (this is based on random asking around, searching for the issue online so "means nothing") its based on

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #37 from beojan --- (In reply to Jens Reuterberg from comment #35) > The only way this is related to QML, Qt or Plasma is if we somehow force a > wider gap between upper and lower case letters in the example provided (H >

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 Jens Reuterberg changed: What|Removed |Added CC||jens...@kolabnow.com

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #34 from Nate Graham --- I believe these last few comments support my point that CONFIRMED means something different to our users. Christoph, tou've often pointed out (e.g. in

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #33 from Rooty --- (In reply to Christoph Feck from comment #27) > Nate, could you confirm where the bug is? If not, please do not set the bug > status to confirmed. p.s. CONFIRMED This bug is valid and has recently been

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #32 from Rooty --- or just try resizing the plasma panel with a font other than noto sans or the Adapta theme, resizing windows and watching the titlebar go crazy all with the hinting off -- You are receiving this mail

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #31 from Filip --- "It is not a universal issue, because it does not happen on every system" - cfeck There also seems to be some confusion about what the word "universal" means, albeit in a much problematic manner.

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #30 from Rooty --- (In reply to Rooty from comment #29) > i'd hate to belabor the point, but from a layman's point of view, > unconfirmed sounds like low priority and confirmed sounds like virtually > fixed my bad i'm sleep

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #29 from Rooty --- i'd hate to belabor the point, but from a layman's point of view, unconfirmed sounds like low priority and confirmed sounds like virtually fixed -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #28 from Nate Graham --- I set it to confirmed because many people are reporting it, not because I have identified the location of the problem (If I'd done that, I'd just fix it). Until we can get merge the

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 Christoph Feck changed: What|Removed |Added Ever confirmed|1 |0 Status|CONFIRMED

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 Nate Graham changed: What|Removed |Added Status|UNCONFIRMED |CONFIRMED Ever

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 Nate Graham changed: What|Removed |Added See Also|

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 Nate Graham changed: What|Removed |Added CC||pointedst...@zoho.com --

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 Eugene changed: What|Removed |Added CC||bertyf...@gmail.com -- You are

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #25 from beojan --- In fact, it turns out the Aurorae KWin theme uses QML components from Plasma (specifically Plasma core), so this probably *is* a Plasma bug, rather than a Qt bug. -- You are receiving this mail

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 beojan changed: What|Removed |Added Version|5.9.5 |5.11.0 -- You are receiving this

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #24 from beojan --- Yes, you'll see I reported this to the Qt bug tracker above. However, there seems to be something about the way Plasma and Leon (really Aurorae) uses Qt that triggers this, so the investigation needs to

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #23 from Christoph Feck --- That would be Qt, yes. Qt uses freetype to render the text, but placement of the glyphs is more complicated. It could be influenced by DPI scaling and/or a mismatch what Qt thinks the font metrics

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #22 from beojan --- Created attachment 108321 --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=108321=edit New screenshot Here's another screenshot demonstrating this bug on Plasma. Given the comment above, it's possible the

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #21 from Christoph Feck --- The screenshots only show the issue in the window decoration's title bar, right? That would be unrelated to this ticket, because those are rendered by KWin, not the Plasma shell. -- You are

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #20 from Rooty --- As in the two additional screenshots I posted, proving that the kerning's out of whack with different Plasma themes on, you can recreate this problem if you try it with Adapta and keep resizing the window -

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 Rooty changed: What|Removed |Added Attachment #107994|Adapta theme screenshots, |Adapta theme screenshot,

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #19 from Rooty --- Created attachment 107995 --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=107995=edit Adapta theme screenshot, good kerning As you resize the window further, the kerning problem disappears. If you continue to

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #18 from Rooty --- Created attachment 107994 --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=107994=edit Adapta theme screenshots, bad kerning This happens as you resize the window with the Adapta theme -- You are receiving

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 beojan changed: What|Removed |Added Version|5.8.0 |5.9.5 -- You are receiving this

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 Root changed: What|Removed |Added CC||n-r...@gmx.com --- Comment #17 from

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #16 from Filip --- Created attachment 105081 --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=105081=edit Correct kerning, non-default Note that the spacing between the letters is correct now. Proper rendering can only be

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #15 from Filip --- Created attachment 105080 --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=105080=edit Bad kerning, default Note the gaps between "v" and "i" in the word "Devices"; and the gap between the letters "p" in

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 Filip changed: What|Removed |Added CC||tyx...@gmail.com --- Comment #14

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #13 from beojan --- No freetype patches, hinting set to slight. With hinting set to full, the bug is harder to notice, but still exists if I look carefully. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 Christoph Feck changed: What|Removed |Added CC||cf...@kde.org --- Comment #12

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #11 from beojan --- In the above case, changing the font and changing it back (as in comment 4) doesn't fix the issue, since the font change is not immediately reflected in the window. -- You are receiving this mail

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 beojan changed: What|Removed |Added Version|5.7.0 |5.8.0 -- You are receiving this

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #10 from beojan --- Created attachment 101563 --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=101563=edit Screenshot of "Digital Clock" widget settings window This screenshot clearly demonstrates the bug. Note, for example,

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 beojan changed: What|Removed |Added Version|5.6.2 |5.7.0 -- You are receiving this

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #9 from beojan --- Created attachment 99942 --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=99942=edit Plasma Correct -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #8 from beojan --- Created attachment 99941 --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=99941=edit Plasma Incorrect -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 beojan changed: What|Removed |Added Resolution|INVALID |--- Status|RESOLVED

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 David Edmundson changed: What|Removed |Added Resolution|--- |INVALID

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #5 from beojan --- I've changed the version to 5.6.2, as it continues to exist in the latest release. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 beojan changed: What|Removed |Added Version|5.5.1 |5.6.2 -- You are receiving this

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 --- Comment #4 from beojan --- Changing the font in system settings appears to fix this until Plasma is restarted. Note: By this I mean changing the font to a different font, then back to the original, so the bug is not in the font.

[plasmashell] [Bug 355935] Font kerning is incorrect

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355935 beojan changed: What|Removed |Added Version|5.4.3 |5.5.1 -- You are receiving this