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qt4-x11 package

fake_embolden patch breaks monospace fonts

Bug #583526 reported by Alex Salt
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This bug affects 9 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
qt4-x11 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Unassigned
Lucid
Won't Fix
High
Jonathan Thomas

Bug Description

the patch kubuntu_09_use_ft_glyph_embolden_to_fake_bold breaks monospace fonts. It makes the resulting text consume more width and as a result text is cut in the konsole, for example.

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Alex Salt (holy.cheater) wrote :
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Alex Salt (holy.cheater) wrote :

I've created a patch which doesn't change glyph geometry when emboldening fonts. Though I don't know if chinese letters will still be rendered correctly.

Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)
Changed in qt4-x11 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Confirmed
Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)
Changed in qt4-x11 (Ubuntu Lucid):
assignee: nobody → Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)
Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)
Changed in qt4-x11 (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Triaged
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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

Was removed in 10.10.

Changed in qt4-x11 (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

lucid has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the lucid task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".

Changed in qt4-x11 (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: Triaged → Won't Fix
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