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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-100681

FreeType font backend fails to load variable font variations

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    • Suggestion
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • P2: Important
    • None
    • 6.2.3, 6.4.0
    • GUI: Font handling
    • None

    • macOS 12.2

    • macOS

    Description

      The macOS FreeType backend fails to load font face variations of variable fonts (e.g. Regular, Light, Medium, etc.).

      Example font: the variable version of the font "Inter" (https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Inter). It always renders as "Regular".

      Reproduction (run with argument -platform cocoa:fontengine=freetype):

      #include <QGuiApplication>
#include <QFont>
#include <QFontInfo>
#include <QDebug>


int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);

    QFont font("Inter");
    font.setStyleName("Light");
    font.setPixelSize(12);

    QFontInfo info(font);
    qDebug() << info.family() << info.styleName();
}

      Actual output:

      "Inter" "Regular"

      Expected output:

      "Inter" "Light"

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. QTBUG-100666 FreeType font backend fails to select font style when a single font file contains multiple font faces

          • P2: Important - Urgent, should be fixed, but will not stop the release.
          • Closed
          relates to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. QTBUG-119419 Variable application fonts broken with FreeType on macOS

          • P2: Important - Urgent, should be fixed, but will not stop the release.
          • Open
          For Gerrit Dashboard: QTBUG-100681
          # Subject Branch Project Status CR V
          395131,1 WIP: Attempt to fix variation fonts on macOS backend dev qt/qtbase Status: NEW -2 0

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