Bug 325868

Summary: 'System default' setting for font sub-pixel-hinting does not change the setting at all, just keeps the old setting
Product: [Applications] systemsettings Reporter: Michael <gen.9.madblock>
Component: kcm_fontsAssignee: Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: minor CC: aiacovitti, rdieter, unassigned-bugs
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 4.11.2   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Gentoo Packages   
OS: Linux   
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Description Michael 2013-10-10 23:48:05 UTC 
When configuring the font options the default setting is 'System default'. I do not know where KDE takes this 'default' from. But in my case, it does not change the setting at all.

For example setting RGB sub-pixel-hinting and applying the settings, then switching to 'system default' leaves KDE with RGB sub-pixel-hinting. Setting it to 'active' with BGR sub-pixel order, applying, and then resetting it to 'System default' leaves KDE with BGR sub-pixel-hinting.

nvidia-binary driver 325.15 on 3.11 kernel, xorg-server 1.14.3

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Michael 2013-10-11 12:06:15 UTC 
Expected results: The setting 'System default' should set it to some configuration not depending on KDE.

An additional tooltip that hints at what lib/subsystem/component is responsible would be also useful.
Comment 2 Andrea Iacovitti 2014-07-15 14:27:01 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 244857 ***