Bug 23328 - Exclamation mark looks bold even though it isn't at size 11 (96 dpi)
Summary: Exclamation mark looks bold even though it isn't at size 11 (96 dpi)
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: DejaVu
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Serif (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: Other All
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Assignee: Deja Vu bugs
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Reported: 2009-08-15 10:58 UTC by Victor Gavrish
Modified: 2009-12-12 16:24 UTC (History)
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Description Victor Gavrish 2009-08-15 10:58:58 UTC 
At size 11, non-bold exclamation mark looks the same as bold exclamation mark.
Comment 1 Victor Gavrish 2009-08-15 10:59:48 UTC 
Created attachment 28647 [details]
Illustration.
Comment 2 James Cloos 2009-08-15 15:05:23 UTC 
Yes, at that size it hints to a two-pix stem width whereas all other
stems (that I’ve noticed & remember) hint to a one-pix stem width.

I suspect this is a rounding issue in the instructions or, perhaps,
in the interpreter(s).
Comment 3 James Cloos 2009-08-15 17:20:58 UTC 
Forgot to say: at 72dpi and ½-pt increments, the extra-wide stem happens
at 11.5-16.0 pts, inclusive, as seen in ftdiff(1).

The fact that at and above 20 or so px/em the ! has a more triangular
shape is probably related.
Comment 4 Victor Gavrish 2009-12-12 16:24:27 UTC 
This seems trivial, but this bug bugs me a lot :) Can someone look into this?

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