Re: [DejaVu-fonts] Hinting increases oblique weight

[Denis J. <mo...@gm...>]

Hi Pierre,

I cannot seem to reproduce the bug on Linux (Ubuntu 9.10, Gimp nor Gtk/Pango).
Testing the same string as in you sample give radically different results.

What platform are you using? What font settings are you using?
Did you mean "DejaVu Sans Bold Oblique" or is the sample you gave
using "DejaVu Sans Oblique"?

Cheers,
Denis Moyogo Jacquerye

2009/10/29 Pierre Ossman <os...@ce...>:
> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:36:34 +0100
> Pierre Ossman <os...@ce...> wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I'm having some issues with the hinting in the DejaVu Sans Oblique
>> font. Basically, the font looks very heavy when the hinting inside the
>> font is used, up to the point where the space between characters almost
>> disappears (see attached image).
>>
>> Is this really how the font is supposed to look or is the hinting being
>> a bit overzealous?
>>
>
> The more I look at this, the more I'm convinced the hinting is broken:
>
> - Turning hinting off completely results in output that's similar to the
>  autohinted version, not the "properly" hinted one. Hinting should not
>  be substantially changing the weight of a font (IMO).
>
> - Character spacing is off. Look at the space around "s" in "Based".
>  There is a lot more space on the right than on the left. On the
>  autohinted version the spacing is even.
>
> - Character stems have uneven weight. It isn't a problem at this
>  particular size, but shift it a pixel up or down and you get effects
>  like the horizontal line on a "t" being much thinner than the
>  vertical one.
>
> I also noticed that the problems are there on the non-oblique DejaVu
> Sans as well, only not as bad.
>
> Rgds