[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 53486] New: FORMATTING: Text wobbles with most fonts save for “Times”

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53486

             Bug #: 53486
           Summary: FORMATTING: Text wobbles with most fonts save for
                    “Times”
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 3.6.0.4 release
          Platform: x86-64 (AMD64)
        OS/Version: Mac OS X (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: major
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
        AssignedTo: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: freedesktop.31z at gishpuppy.com


When I use another font than “Times” the text wobbles while I’m typing. This
has been discussed in the forums at:

http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=47957
http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=30553

Apparently, however, it hasn’t been entered as a bug (at least I could find a
report to that effect).

The users who discussed the bugs in the forum made screencasts that convey a
better idea of what’s going wrong:

http://screencast.com/t/MDJkYzgyYTg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvro1dXDeM0

None of the solutions and workarounds suggested in the forums work. These were:
* Turn of support for CTL.
* Turn of "Use Printer metrics".

I tested various fonts and could reproduce the wobbling with the following:
Times New Roman, Arial, Alegreya, Bell MT, Big Caslon, Helvetica. At that point
I gave up looking for others. “Times” was the only font that worked for me. 

The problem appears to be specific to Mac OS X. It doesn’t occur in NeoOffice.

I don’t know about other people, but to me this is so profoundly annoying that
it renders the LibreOffice Writer unusable to me.

Thanks for taking the time to look into this.

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