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DirectWrite not showing hardcoded fonts of theme xml
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Description
Hello,
I've created a theme that uses some hardcoded font name formatting (because it uses font weights other than just Regular and Bold).
If I turn on DirectWrite to make use of ligatures, it messes up the syntax elements with these font faces.
Correct display without DirectWrite:
Messed up hardcoded font face with DirectWrite:
If I have to choose between hardcoded font usage and ligatures, I'd go with the former, but I wouldn't be happy to give up ligatures either.
Thanks.
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue with DirectWrite enabled using a theme XML that specifies hardcoded font faces and compare it with DirectWrite disabled. Trace the DirectWrite rendering path and theme font handling; done means custom font faces render correctly while ligatures remain available.
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- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
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- 35/100