https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227794 Summary: New fontconfig defaults produce bad results w/ Albany AMT font Product: openSUSE 10.2 Version: Final Platform: i586 OS/Version: SuSE Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: X.Org AssignedTo: sndirsch@novell.com ReportedBy: bobf@bfarmer.net QAContact: sndirsch@novell.com It would appear in 10.2 that if the user chooses not to install Microsoft's fonts, the default sans serif font is Albany AMT, the same as in 10.1. However, it appears the config in /etc/fonts/suse-hinting.conf has been changed since 10.1, it now turns off autohint by default for all TrueType fonts and only turns it back on for certain select fonts (Albany AMT not being one of them). The Albany AMT font seems to have an issue when autohint is NOT on, at certain smaller sizes. The standard English lowercase "a" appears to have a spurious pixel (sort of looking like an accent mark). It is always visible when antialiasing is off, and when the autohinter is off. So the only combination that hides this artifact is turning both AA and autohint on, which appears to have been the case in 10.1. I will attach screenshots of the Novell Bugzilla login page, the first one is with the default SuSE 10.2 font config, the second one is after I created a ~/.fonts.conf to force autohint on for Albany AMT at pixel sizes <= 11. I have tested this now on two fresh installs on different systems of 10.2. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.