The problem above is only true if you have ~72 dpi set on your system. If you have 96 dpi, you will need to set the font size to 6pt to get the same problem.
And now I know what the problem is. If you use Freetype+Vera, things will break regarding advance and also accents will be misplaced when the font size is small. This also breaks in Windows truetype renderer, but the way it breaks is different in Windows. (I do not remember my findings, it was over a year ago, but the accent problem is really there in Windows, not sure about the advance problems) If I run in 72 dpi, I will be bitten by the font problem on some web pages, if running in 96 dpi, I will not. (since the problem is getting really big in 8px) Opera has a minimum font size of 9px, but Firefox has per default no minimum font size. The combination of: 72 dpi, + Firefox default serif font that has bugs in small sizes + minimum font size set to none, will create real problems for Ubuntu users. I think defaulting to 96 dpi, plus setting a minimum font size in Firefox is the way to go. (fixing the font or the Freetype engine is much more expensive, and since the font size is so small that it is not readable anyway, I think that would be a waste of time) -- Problem with advance in 8pt Vera Serif font https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134681 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
