[DejaVu-bugs] [Bug 11061] Do "ft" and "rt" need more spacing?

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http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11061


moyogo at gmail.com changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |NOTABUG




------- Comment #1 from moyogo at gmail.com  2007-05-26 01:12 PST -------
In Sans Book "ft" has kerning -36, "rt" has no kerning.
In Sans Bold there is not special kerning for either.
These come from Bitstream Vera Sans and were not modified.

Kerning mode in freetype 2 looks like a bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=140508&action=view
Although some might say this is fine since it makes "ft" look like a ligature
and "rt" doesn't seem to be affected.

When looking at kerning you have to consider the volume between the glyphs, not
just the space between their ends. For example, look at the space between the
stems of "ft" in comparison with the space with the right stem of 'a' or the
stem of 'i'.
Some fonts actually have a ligature for "ft". All the sans serif fonts I've
seen have "ft" and "rt" in a similar manner.

Closing as this is not a bug but a feature.


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