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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-24846

[Regression] Some fonts are almost illegible when rotated

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    • 5.0.0
    • 5.0.0
    • GUI: Font handling
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    • Windows 7, MSVC 64bit

      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.

        1. arial_linux_rotate_with_patch.png
          arial_linux_rotate_with_patch.png
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        2. linux_rotate_arial.png
          linux_rotate_arial.png
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        3. linux_rotate_nimbus.png
          linux_rotate_nimbus.png
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        4. main.cpp
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        5. Qt 4.8 Scaled and Rotated font in Windows.png
          Qt 4.8 Scaled and Rotated font in Windows.png
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        6. Qt 4.8 with red lines.png
          Qt 4.8 with red lines.png
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        7. Qt 5.0 Scaled and Rotated font in Windows - highlighted.png
          Qt 5.0 Scaled and Rotated font in Windows - highlighted.png
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            kleint Friedemann Kleint
            e0348803 Miikka Heikkinen
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