Created attachment 113922 [details] Screen shot in Libre Office Writer, 4.2.7, 95% zoom, of the word 'Kernersee'. Note the fusion of the letters r and n. In DejaVu Sans Oblique, it seems there is too small kerning between the letters r and n, making this combination look like an m. This bug was originally reported at Openstreetmap: https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/issues/1335 However, the issue is not unique to Openstreetmap, and can also be reproduced in Libre Office Writer. Is there anything that can be done about this? Attached: screen shot in Libre Office Writer, 4.2.7, 95% zoom, of the word 'Kernersee'. Note the fusion of the letters r and n.
Attachment doesn't seem to be recognized as picture. Se here for the picture: https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/5251909/6444082/28edfa40-c0f3-11e4-999e-2f79e12e43fc.png
The bearings may be incorrect since the gap between e and r appear too wide. I'll check this by the end of the week.
Created attachment 114139 [details] Comparison image Based on the screenshot the issue occurs at 23 ppem. I can't reproduce the issue with LibreOffice on Windows, so this might be an issue with the delta hints (which are afaik ignored on Windows if ClearType is activated). Compared to the Windows rendering the r is shifted by one pixel to the right (see comparison image). Unfortunately I'm not familiar with delta hints, so I can't fix this.
Thanks for checking. Did you try different zoomlevels in OpenOffice? I'm no expert, but to me it looks that in your attachment, the r and n are too close even in the second line? My screenshot was generated in Linux Mint 17 (Qiana) with Cinnamon, kernel 3.13.0-30-generic. Please let me know if you need more information.
Hi, I did not see the part about zoom level earlier. This is an irregular use case that won't be fixed. It is practically impossible for letters to look good at every fractional size. However I looked at the original OSM bug report, the real use case seems to be at 13 ppem. There are three px between the stem of r and the left leg of n and also three px between the legs of n. So r and n are possibly too close (this can also be reproduced on Windows). In OSM the problem is exacerbated by the outlines and the color choice.
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