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[ Impact ]

Dolphin 4:23.08.5-0ubuntu4 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS can retain stale item-
view font/style metrics after changing zoom or view font settings. On
KDE Plasma systems using 200% scaling, this can leave Details view item
text oversized and overlapping after zooming in and back out, making
file lists difficult to read and use.

[ Test Plan ]

1. On Ubuntu Noble with Dolphin 4:23.08.5-0ubuntu4, use KDE Plasma with 200% 
scaling.
2. Open Dolphin in Details view.
3. Zoom in and then zoom back out.
4. Observe that item text can remain oversized and overlap rows.
5. Install a Dolphin package with upstream commit 
8010ae0286fb30d51fff150703096f7ebe6172a9 backported.
6. Repeat the same zoom in/out sequence.
7. Item text should return to the expected size and no longer overlap.
8. Also verify normal Dolphin browsing in Details view still works with 
default/system fonts.

[ Where problems could occur ]

The change is limited to DolphinItemListView::updateFont(), specifically
synchronizing KItemListStyleOption.font and fontMetrics for both system-
font and custom-font modes. The main regression risk is in Dolphin item
text rendering: users with custom per-view fonts, system font changes,
or non-default scaling could see unexpected font sizing or spacing.
Testing should therefore cover Details view zoom changes, default/system
font mode, and custom view-font behavior if available.

[ Other Info ]

The fix is an upstream KDE commit associated with KDE Bug 511604:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=511604

Upstream commit:
https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/commit/8010ae0286fb30d51fff150703096f7ebe6172a9

A packaging merge proposal for Noble is available here:
https://code.launchpad.net/~lukavodopivec/kubuntu-packaging/+git/dolphin/+merge/506906

The current development packaging branch is already on newer Dolphin
26.04.x, so this backport is intended specifically for Noble's 23.08.5
package.


** Bug watch added: KDE Bug Tracking System #511604
   https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=511604

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