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Something has happened to DT's font rendering
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Description
Is there an existing issue for this?
- I checked and did not find my issue in the already reported ones
Describe the bug
Better described by a bunch of images, I guess.
Subpixel antialising doesn't work very well:
Some labels are barely legible:
And some fonts are a bit 90's:
Maybe it's only a Windows thing, dunno. Some fonts tend to look better on Windows than on Linux (and vice versa).
The images are from 5.2.1 but I've tried the latest as well.
Steps to reproduce
- Run Daktable
- Observe
Expected behavior
The text is nice and smooth, and perhaps by today's standards.
Where did you obtain darktable from?
darktable.org / GitHub release
darktable version
5.2.1
What OS are you using?
Windows
What is the version of your OS?
Windows 10
Are you using OpenCL GPU in darktable?
Yes
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no source file, test, or entry point. First reproduce the font-rendering problem on Windows 10 with darktable 5.2.1 and the latest release, using the provided screenshots as references. Done means the affected labels and fonts render smoothly and consistently in the relevant Windows configuration.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- computer-graphics, desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100