373399 – media-fonts/corefonts-1-r6: weird bold fonts

Bug 373399 - media-fonts/corefonts-1-r6: weird bold fonts

Summary: media-fonts/corefonts-1-r6: weird bold fonts

Status:	UNCONFIRMED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	AMD64 Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Fonts Team

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Keywords:	NeedPatch

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Reported:	2011-06-28 19:37 UTC by larophel
Modified:	2020-07-11 17:53 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Bold font example with corefonts 1-r6 (2chu8mg.png,8.21 KB, image/png) 2011-06-28 19:38 UTC, larophel	Details
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Description larophel 2011-06-28 19:37:56 UTC

Since upgrading to media-fonts/corefonts version 1-r6, some of my bold fonts look weird.
For example, see the letter "N" in the attached image: the vertical parts of the "N" are thinner than the diagonal part.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install media-fonts/corefonts 1-r6
2. Reboot
Actual Results:  
Bold fonts look bad.

Expected Results:  
Bold fonts should look the same as with media-fonts/corefonts 1-r5

If I downgrade to media-fonts/corefonts version 1-r5, this problem goes away.

Comment 1 larophel 2011-06-28 19:38:45 UTC

Created attachment 278539 [details]
Bold font example with corefonts 1-r6

Comment 2 larophel 2012-05-25 16:55:16 UTC

Small update: this problem only appears when hinting is enabled.

Comment 3 Flo Gravo 2012-08-13 08:15:52 UTC

Same here.