https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=274986 ------- Comment #1 from suse-beta@cboltz.de 2007-05-15 16:37 MST ------- Created an attachment (id=140246) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=140246&action=view) PDF showing the spacing problem -- 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.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=274986 mfabian@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary|DajaVu Sans: "ft" and "rt" |DejaVu Sans: "ft" and "rt" need more spacing |need more spacing | -- 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.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=274986 ------- Comment #3 from mfabian@novell.com 2007-05-16 09:53 MST ------- Created an attachment (id=140508) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=140508&action=view) ftstring-kerning-modes.png screen shots created with ftstring -m "saftig Sorte" -r 96 52 /usr/share/fonts/truetype/DejaVuSans.ttf & and then toggling through the kerning modes with 'k'. Shows that the 'ft' becomes even narrower when freetype2 uses the kerning. -- 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.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=274986 ------- Comment #5 from suse-beta@cboltz.de 2007-05-17 13:07 MST ------- (In reply to comment #4)

I'm not sure, but I think this spacing might be done on purpose like that because there are other fonts which have the same “Problem” (comment #2) and using the kerning makes the effect stronger.

Or they all share the same bug and nobody noticed it yet ;-) (it doesn't really hurt in long texts, but it looks bad in headlines with large font size) Maybe you should simply ask the DejaVu designers if this letter spacing is intentional... -- 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.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=274986 ------- Comment #7 from mfabian@novell.com 2007-05-29 03:35 MST ------- Response by the DejaVu developer Denis Jacquerye: ------- Comment #1 From Denis Jacquerye 2007-05-26 01:12:04 PST [reply] ------- In Sans Book "ft" has kerning -36, "rt" has no kerning. In Sans Bold there is not special kerning for either. These come from Bitstream Vera Sans and were not modified. Kerning mode in freetype 2 looks like a bug. https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=140508&action=view Although some might say this is fine since it makes "ft" look like a ligature and "rt" doesn't seem to be affected. When looking at kerning you have to consider the volume between the glyphs, not just the space between their ends. For example, look at the space between the stems of "ft" in comparison with the space with the right stem of 'a' or the stem of 'i'. Some fonts actually have a ligature for "ft". All the sans serif fonts I've seen have "ft" and "rt" in a similar manner. Closing as this is not a bug but a feature. -- 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.