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Summary: numerals aren't fixed-width in all sizes of sans font
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495820
Summary: numerals aren't fixed-width in all sizes of sans font Product: Fedora Version: rawhide Platform: All OS/Version: Linux Status: NEW Severity: low Priority: low Component: dejavu-fonts AssignedTo: nicolas.mailhot@laposte.net ReportedBy: cje@btinternet.com QAContact: extras-qa@fedoraproject.org CC: nicolas.mailhot@laposte.net, fedora-fonts-bugs-list@redhat.com Classification: Fedora
Description of problem: in the default font and size used in firstboot the '5' digit is a slightly different width, i think. so in the 'date and time' settings screen the text shuffles a bit as the seconds and minutes tick through 05/15/25 etc.
ah, actually, it looks like it's a hinting problem - this happens with 'full' and 'medium' but not with 'slight' or 'none'. not sure if that means it's a problem with freetype rather than the font.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): freetype-2.3.9-3.fc11.i586 dejavu-sans-fonts-2.29-2.fc11.noarch
How reproducible: always.
Steps to Reproduce: 1.install fedora 2.in firstboot go to date&time screen 3.watch the time ticking and observe text layout
alternatively log in and enable seconds display and 12 hour mode on the panel clock and watch that.
Actual results: layout 'jiggles' as numbers change.
Expected results: no jiggling.
Additional info: i think this has been like this for a year at least.