Why do fonts render at larger sizes in 18.04?
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Here is a screenshot of the Xfce appearence settings in 18.04 (left) compared to 16.04 (right):
As you can see, the same font, font size, hinting, and DPI is selected.
In the bottom right is an overlay of the two showing that the word "Style" renders approximately 1 pixel taller and wider on 18.04. Since it is only 10 pixels tall to begin with this represents a 10% increase in size.
In addition, some other fonts render smaller in 18.04 than they do in 16.04 (not pictured, but they do.)
Why does this happen?
fonts 18.04
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Here is a screenshot of the Xfce appearence settings in 18.04 (left) compared to 16.04 (right):
As you can see, the same font, font size, hinting, and DPI is selected.
In the bottom right is an overlay of the two showing that the word "Style" renders approximately 1 pixel taller and wider on 18.04. Since it is only 10 pixels tall to begin with this represents a 10% increase in size.
In addition, some other fonts render smaller in 18.04 than they do in 16.04 (not pictured, but they do.)
Why does this happen?
fonts 18.04
Possibly related to askubuntu.com/questions/1054779/⦠. I am still investigating the issue.
â Oleg
Jul 16 at 1:01
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Here is a screenshot of the Xfce appearence settings in 18.04 (left) compared to 16.04 (right):
As you can see, the same font, font size, hinting, and DPI is selected.
In the bottom right is an overlay of the two showing that the word "Style" renders approximately 1 pixel taller and wider on 18.04. Since it is only 10 pixels tall to begin with this represents a 10% increase in size.
In addition, some other fonts render smaller in 18.04 than they do in 16.04 (not pictured, but they do.)
Why does this happen?
fonts 18.04
Here is a screenshot of the Xfce appearence settings in 18.04 (left) compared to 16.04 (right):
As you can see, the same font, font size, hinting, and DPI is selected.
In the bottom right is an overlay of the two showing that the word "Style" renders approximately 1 pixel taller and wider on 18.04. Since it is only 10 pixels tall to begin with this represents a 10% increase in size.
In addition, some other fonts render smaller in 18.04 than they do in 16.04 (not pictured, but they do.)
Why does this happen?
fonts 18.04
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Possibly related to askubuntu.com/questions/1054779/⦠. I am still investigating the issue.
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Possibly related to askubuntu.com/questions/1054779/⦠. I am still investigating the issue.
â Oleg
Jul 16 at 1:01
Possibly related to askubuntu.com/questions/1054779/⦠. I am still investigating the issue.
â Oleg
Jul 16 at 1:01
Possibly related to askubuntu.com/questions/1054779/⦠. I am still investigating the issue.
â Oleg
Jul 16 at 1:01
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Possibly related to askubuntu.com/questions/1054779/⦠. I am still investigating the issue.
â Oleg
Jul 16 at 1:01