[Poppler-bugs] [Bug 10218] New: Evince ignores font hinting settings

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http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10218

           Summary: Evince ignores font hinting settings
           Product: poppler
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: splash backend
        AssignedTo: poppler-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: seb128 at debian.org


That bug has been opened on
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/87230

"Binary package hint: evince

I specifically set my system to disable font hinting because I prefer the
appearance.

However, Evince still insists on using hinting when rendering. As a result, I
get particularly bad (worse than normal) text rendering with all documents. See
attached screenshot for example.

Zooming in and out causes apparent font weight to increase and decrease by
massive amounts. Worse still is that italicized text at the same zoom level
appears thinner for Times New Roman. See screenshot for example. Notice also
under point 4 the italic "zero" has its diagonal bar in the "z" missing. This
is just another issue with font hinting, but illustrates the problem well.
...
http://librarian.launchpad.net/6512242/hinting.png
Screenshot"


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