(In reply to comment #3) > I wonder whether maybe we should skip the FcRenderPrepare for print output, > but > that provides synthetic oblique through changing the font matrix. It also > provides synthetic bold, but I'm not sure if that works for printing.
The current cairo git contains a fix to make synthetic bold fonts print correctly. If the FT embolden option is set cairo will use a fallback font. ie the outlines obtained from FT will be used instead of subsetting the font file. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/185700 Title: Wrong kerning in printed pages if font hinting is set to "medium" or "full" -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs