Bug 412540 - PlasmaComponents.TextField uses distance field for text rendering so anti-aliasing can look wrong
Summary: PlasmaComponents.TextField uses distance field for text rendering so anti-ali...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: libplasma
Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
Component: components (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.62.0
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Marco Martin
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Reported: 2019-10-02 18:22 UTC by Anthony Vital
Modified: 2019-10-07 08:02 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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2019-10-07 01:28 UTC, Anthony Vital 		Details
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Description Anthony Vital 2019-10-02 18:22:22 UTC 
As the title says, PlasmaComponents.TextField uses distance field for text rendering instead of native rendering. As a result, not only do fonts not look good, but they completely stick out from the rest of the Plasma desktop. 
It wasn't like that a few months ago, I don't remember exactly when the change was introduced, sorry.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2019-10-07 00:47:08 UTC 
Are you using a fractional scale factor? Can you attach a screenshot?
Comment 2 Anthony Vital 2019-10-07 01:28:48 UTC 
Created attachment 123073 [details]
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Please excuse my quick attempt at showing several textfields in one image. 
You can see the textfields in kickoff, krunner and the clipboard plasmoid using distance field as opposed to the textfields in the system settings or the system monitor.
The scale factor is set to 1 in the system settings.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2019-10-07 02:09:25 UTC 
Thanks, that's very helpful.
Comment 4 Kai Uwe Broulik 2019-10-07 08:02:45 UTC 
That's done on purpose right now due to issues with password field bullet points rendering and opacity blending issues