Bug 98697

Summary:	Export as picture uses TFT sub-pixel hinting for text
Product:	[Applications] umbrello	Reporter:	Jim Higson <jh>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Umbrello Development Group <umbrello-devel>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	finex
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	triaged
Version First Reported In:	1.3.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Jim Higson 2005-02-06 15:26:19 UTC

Version:           1.3.2 (using KDE 3.3.2-1.6.2.kde, Fedora Core release 2 (Tettnang))
Compiler:          gcc version 3.3.3 20040412 (Red Hat Linux 3.3.3-7)
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.10-1.9_FC2

If KDE has sub-pixel hinting turned on, the pictures exported from Umbrello keep the hinting.

This is not really desirable, since the effects only look good on TFT monitors. I think it can be assumed that a lot of exporting is to but images on the web or print, where extra colours around the letters look odd.

I think 'normal' anti-aliasing should be used instead.

Comment 1 Jonathan Riddell 2005-02-14 22:24:48 UTC

So it does.  This is a Qt issue, need to investigate if they have a way of turning off sub-pixel hinting for exporting as an image.

Comment 2 FiNeX 2009-08-08 21:38:23 UTC

The bug is still reproducible on current trunk.

Comment 3 Justin Zobel 2021-03-09 07:00:33 UTC

Thank you for the bug report.

As this report hasn't seen any changes in 5 years or more, we ask if you can please confirm that the issue still persists.

If this bug is no longer persisting or relevant please change the status to resolved.