142220 2015-03-03 09:34:06 -0800 [GTK] webkit blurs bitmap fonts ignoring fontconfig's scalable attribute 2017-03-06 14:39:17 -0800 1 1 1 Unclassified WebKit WebKitGTK 528+ (Nightly build) PC Linux RESOLVED WONTFIX P3 Normal --- 1 zl29ah webkit-unassigned bugs-noreply clopez mcatanzaro oldest_to_newest 1073685 0 zl29ah 2015-03-03 09:34:06 -0800 There i have a Terminus font webkit-gtk gets horribly scaled instead of picking the glyph size a bit smaller or larger than requested: <https://dump.bitcheese.net/files/imiwoka/screenshot-webkit-gtk-bitmap-scaling.png>; while fontconfig correctly reports these fonts as non-scalable. 1239740 1 zl29ah 2016-10-13 04:42:52 -0700 Tried webkit-gtk-2.12.5; now it became worse: the fontconfig font picking settings are ignored altogether: https://dump.bitcheese.net/files/jisasel/screenshot-webkit-gtk-fontconfig-ignored.png 1283914 2 mcatanzaro 2017-03-06 13:35:18 -0800 Nowadays we reject all bitmap fonts, so I don't think this should be an issue anymore. (In reply to comment #1) > Tried webkit-gtk-2.12.5; now it became worse: the fontconfig font picking > settings are ignored altogether: > https://dump.bitcheese.net/files/jisasel/screenshot-webkit-gtk-fontconfig- > ignored.png Presumably it works for scalable fonts? I don't think we ever want to display non-scalable fonts? 1283922 3 zl29ah 2017-03-06 13:46:34 -0800 > Nowadays we reject all bitmap fonts, so I don't think this should be an issue anymore. Rejecting bitmap fonts is. I don't think there are high contrast 1000ppi displays omnipresent nowadays and vector fonts quickly degrade into unreadable blurry mess on low sizes, heavily limiting the amount of text that can fit on a display w/o compromising readability. Is there a discussion re such a design choice? 1283970 4 mcatanzaro 2017-03-06 14:39:17 -0800 See bug #31931.