One of the primary differences in freetype-2.8 and prior Ubuntu versions
of freetype is the introduction of TT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_HINTING in
/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h in freetype-2.7.X and later. The
default value is:
#define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_HINTING 2
This needs to be
In the first line of third paragraph of my prior post I meant to say
"(commented out)" instead of "(uncommented)" So, that line should read:
"This needs to be undefined (commented out) in order for freetype-2.7
and 2.8 to render fonts identically to prior versions of Ubuntu freetype
Hello jbicha,
I am not running Kubuntu but I am running KDE Plasma 5 and Qt apps on
several OpenSUSE installations. On my Ubuntu installation I am running
Gnome Shell. As an FYI, I maintain a freetype2 repository with subpixel
rendering enabled for OpenSUSE Leap and Tumbleweed. Like most of the
Hi Martin,
Thanks for the tip! Defining the FREETYPE_PROPERTIES as you suggested
in /etc/environment did indeed disable hinting and renders the same
crisper fonts as was in earlier versions of Ubuntu. Personally, I still
prefer to disable hinting in the source code but your suggestion works
