Version: unspecified (using KDE 4.5.4) OS: Linux When using a LCD monitor and disabled sub-pixel in systemsettings, kwin still use the system default font rendering settings during login. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1) Go to System Settings > Common Appearance and Behavior > Application Appearance > Fonts 2) Enable Use anti-aliasing 3) Click "Configure..." 4) Change the sub-pixel order to what you like 5) Save all changes 6) Logout and login again 7) Open a kwin decorated window and take a look on the decoration. Actual Results: kwin is still using the system default settings. Expected Results: kwin is running with user's settings. Running "kwin --replace" AFTER login can temporary fix the problem.
> Running "kwin --replace" AFTER login can temporary fix the problem. This is a clear indication that the problem is not in kwin, but in the fontconfig caching. There are several bug reports about early-start applications not respecting fonts sizes or anti-aliasing settings, because fontconfig fails to update the cache in time.
Denying upstream (and likely resolved) by Christoph's reasonable comment #1 KWin doesn't do any particular font loading (and fwiw - i've never seen such)
*** Bug 179962 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***