Bug 10028 – XFree86 4.2.1 + fontconfig mangles fonts

• Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Andrew Mahone 2002-10-31 14:13:49 UTC]

The default fonts.conf file that comes with the fontconfig distribution  
attempts to provide italic versions of fonts for which there is no italic font  
file by applying a matrix transform.  Unfortunately, the matrix provided in the  
configuration file is incorrect, and results in fonts slanting up instead of  
right.  Several others have seen this problem, as reported in forums here: 
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=19268 
 
Was unable to find another bug for this problem, will attach patch to correct 
fontconfig

[Comment 1 Andrew Mahone 2002-10-31 14:15:56 UTC]

Created attachment 5245 [details, diff]
patch to correct XFree4.2.1 + fontconfig

This patch alters the matrix applied to non-italic fonts when no italic font
file is present to generate correct italic fonts.

[Comment 2 SpanKY 2002-10-31 14:24:39 UTC]

*** Bug 9438 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Comment 3 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) 2002-11-05 09:23:53 UTC]

Fixed.

[Comment 4 Bartosch Pixa (RETIRED) 2002-11-27 13:20:17 UTC]

strange, for me reverting this patch fixes the problem

[Comment 5 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) 2002-11-27 14:09:42 UTC]

I am sad to say he is right.  Foser, can you think of anything that could have
'fixed' the problem ?
Maybe latest patches to freetype ?

[Comment 6 foser (RETIRED) 2002-12-01 19:47:33 UTC]

I'm not even CC on this bug (and just by accident ended up here ;)).

But no not really a clue but im drowsy right now, that doesn't help either :)
Some of the freetype patches look like they could be fixing this sort of problem.

Can't be xfree really, that uses its own freetype isn't it ?

[Comment 7 Hannes Mehnert (RETIRED) 2002-12-16 19:38:23 UTC]

*** Bug 12242 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Comment 8 delta407 2003-01-15 14:22:02 UTC]

Just had this happen to me with the latest version of everything and a Gentoo install less than 
three weeks old. The patch worked, but isn't included in the latest packages.

[Comment 9 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) 2003-01-17 05:49:36 UTC]

What versions of freetype, xft, fontconfig ?

[Comment 10 foser (RETIRED) 2003-01-17 07:50:14 UTC]

And with what fonts does this happen exactly ?

[Comment 11 foser (RETIRED) 2003-04-09 08:38:18 UTC]

just found this open with questions long enough

[Comment 12 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) 2003-11-13 20:40:26 UTC]

Looks like this was closed before. Reclosing.