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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-49646

Kerning incorrect in some applications

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Details

    • Bug
    • Resolution: Done
    • P2: Important
    • 5.15.1
    • 5.4.0, 5.5.0, 5.7.0, 5.9.2, 5.11.2
    • GUI: Font handling
    • None
    • Plasma 5.11 on Arch Linux
    • c8bba05dc54231dbc5dc859f125d64b640e25a41 (qt/qtdeclarative/5.15), e807f9d1d80559b8ff91f1c3cfdd755b3da56a6d

    Description

      In some Qt 5 applications (e.g. Plasma and KSnapshot), the font kerning is incorrect. The third screenshot shows the same words (in the same font) rendered as expected. As you can see, the spacing between letters is consistent, while in screenshots 1 and 2, it is not. For example, note the placement of the t in 'History' in screenshot 1 compared to screenshot 3.

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        3. screenshot-3-correct.png
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        4. screenshot-2.png
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        5. screenshot-1.png
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        6. kicker_kcm_kerning_crop.png
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        7. kerning-with-suggested-patch.png
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        8. kerning-with-patch.png
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        9. kerning-with-new-patch-2.png
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        10. kerning-with-current-package-2.png
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        11. kerning-with-current-package.png
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        12. Kerning.qml
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        13. kerning.mp4
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        14. Discover-5.16.4_userreview-appinstall.png
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        15. ConfigGeneral-changed.qml
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              esabraha Eskil Abrahamsen Blomfeldt
              beojan1 Beojan Stanislaus
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