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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-24846

[Regression] Some fonts are almost illegible when rotated

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Done
    • P1: Critical
    • 5.0.0
    • 5.0.0
    • GUI: Font handling
    • None
    • Windows 7, MSVC 64bit

    Description

      Rotated text is almost illegible on some font/size combinations when using freetype font engine - see attached pictures. As can be seen, this worked much better in Qt 4.8.

      Also note that the font advances are clearly wrong sometimes.

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          Task - A task that needs to be done. QTBUG-24205 Qt 5.0 - Windows: Check fonts

          • P2: Important - Urgent, should be fixed, but will not stop the release.
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          For Gerrit Dashboard: QTBUG-24846
          # Subject Branch Project Status CR V
          28458,2 Disable hinting for scaled glyphs in FreeType master qt/qtbase Status: MERGED +2 0
          28474,1 Make sure that scaled text is shaped with design metrics master qt/qtbase Status: ABANDONED -1 0

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              kleint Friedemann Kleint
              e0348803 Miikka Heikkinen
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