Bug 846635

Summary:	rgba subpixel font setting is ignored
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Tim Cuthbertson <tim>
Component:	gtk3	Assignee:	Matthias Clasen <mclasen>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	17	CC:	baifcc, mclasen
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Description Tim Cuthbertson 2012-08-08 10:07:35 UTC

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #699628 +++

Description of problem:

I *believe* I have enabled rgb subpixel antialiasing. I have the following ~/.fonts.conf:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<!-- see:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Font_Configuration#Anti-aliasing
-->
<fontconfig>
	<match target="font">
		<edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
			<bool>true</bool>
		</edit>
		<edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
			<bool>false</bool>
		</edit>
		<edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
			<bool>false</bool>
		</edit>
		<edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
			<const>hintnone</const>
		</edit>
		<edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
			<const>rgb</const>
		</edit>
		<edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter">
			<const>lcddefault</const>
		</edit>
	</match>
</fontconfig>


And the output of:
$ xrdb -q
Xft.antialias:	1
Xft.dpi:	96
Xft.hinting:	0
Xft.hintstyle:	hintfull
Xft.rgba:	rgb

Definitely shows that rgb subpixel rendering is set. 


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gnome 3; fc17


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. save above ~/.fonts.conf
2. log out & in
  
Actual results:
None of my fonts are being rendered with subpixel rendering. On magnification, all black text on white background is shades of grey - so it's antialised, but not subpixel.

Expected results:
I would expect to see slightly coloured fringes to the left/right of glyphs.

Comment 1 Baif 2012-10-24 13:33:41 UTC

Same issue found.

$ cat /etc/redhat-release 
Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow)

$ rpm -qa | grep -i -e gtk -e fontconfig
libreport-gtk-2.0.16-1.fc18.x86_64
python-slip-gtk-0.2.21-1.fc18.noarch
pygtk2-2.24.0-5.fc18.x86_64
kcm-gtk-0.5.3-11.fc18.x86_64
oxygen-gtk2-1.3.1-1.fc18.x86_64
fontconfig-2.10.1-1.fc18.x86_64
libnm-gtk-0.9.7.0-3.git20121016.fc18.x86_64
ibus-gtk3-1.4.99.20121006-2.fc18.x86_64
ibus-gtk2-1.4.99.20121006-2.fc18.x86_64
pygtk2-libglade-2.24.0-5.fc18.x86_64
authconfig-gtk-6.2.4-2.fc18.x86_64
gtk3-3.6.1-1.fc18.x86_64
oxygen-gtk-1.2.0-3.fc18.noarch
usermode-gtk-1.111-1.fc18.x86_64
oxygen-gtk3-1.1.1-2.fc18.x86_64
gtk2-2.24.13-1.fc18.x86_64

Comment 2 Baif 2012-10-28 00:48:44 UTC

is there any update?

Here is the output of settings:
gconftool-2 -a /desktop/gnome/font_rendering

$ gconftool-2 -a /desktop/gnome/font_rendering
 antialiasing = rgba
 dpi = 96
 rgba_order = rgb
 hinting = full

Comment 3 Baif 2012-12-03 09:23:56 UTC

PS: Running KDE...

Comment 4 Baif 2012-12-12 13:52:44 UTC

Dear all I just find out 

This is how fedora works, like the mp3 decoder issue few years ago according the resolution I just make - freetype-freeworld.

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Comment 6 Tim Cuthbertson 2013-07-04 01:18:01 UTC

Baif is right - installing freetype-freeworld fixes this issue.