Re: [pygame] BUG: Inconsistent font behavior between Windows and Linux

["Charlie Nolan" <funnyman3595@xxxxxxxxx>]

*taps on the glass*  Anybody out there?

On 8/25/08, Charlie Nolan <funnyman3595@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> So, anything else you want me to poke at, or is someone going to take
> a look?  For that matter, have you guys been able to duplicate the
> problem?
>
> -FM
>
> On 8/23/08, Charlie Nolan <funnyman3595@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> It was at 2.3.7.  I downgraded it to 2.3.5 temporarily, and it shows
>> the same results as 2.3.7.
>>
>> -FM
>>
>> On 8/22/08, Lenard Lindstrom <len-l@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> That's right for SDL_ttf. What freetype version does Gentoo have. Pygame
>>> 1.8 uses freetype-2.3.5 on Windows.
>>>
>>> Lenard
>>>
>>>
>>> Charlie Nolan wrote:
>>>> SDL_ttf is at 2.0.9 on Linux, and after digging a bit, the SDL_ttf.dll
>>>> that came with pygame shows version 2.0.9.0.  Looks like a match to
>>>> me.
>>>>
>>>> On 8/22/08, Brian Fisher <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It may be a difference between different versions of SDL_ttf or of
>>>>> freetype,
>>>>> which may not be a bug if the new er behavior is part of a bug fix.
>>>>>
>>>>> So what version of SDL_ttf do you have on Windows and on Linux?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Charlie Nolan
>>>>> <funnyman3595@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I suspect this will just get passed upstream to SDL, but someone will
>>>>>> need to translate for them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The "7" glyph in the attached font at size 21 behaves inconsistently
>>>>>> on Windows (XP SP2) and Linux (Gentoo).  Running the test script on
>>>>>> the two systems, I get these results:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Linux:
>>>>>> (11, 16)
>>>>>> (12, 16)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <Surface(22x16x32 SW)>
>>>>>> <Surface(22x16x32 SW)>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [(0, 9, 0, 8, 11), (0, 9, 0, 8, 11)]
>>>>>> [(0, 9, 0, 8, 11), (-1, 9, 0, 8, 11)]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Windows:
>>>>>> (11, 16)
>>>>>> (12, 16)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <Surface(22x16x32 SW)>
>>>>>> <Surface(23x16x32 SW)>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [(0, 10, 0, 8, 11), (0, 10, 0, 8, 11)]
>>>>>> [(0, 10, 0, 8, 11), (0, 11, 0, 8, 12)]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My interpretation of this is that the 7 is behaving a bit screwy at
>>>>>> that size.  It renders as 12x16, but has an X offset of -1, for an
>>>>>> effective size of 11x16.  On Windows, the X offset appears to be lost,
>>>>>> thus causing the glyph to incorrectly have an extra pixel of padding
>>>>>> on the left.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm also puzzled as to why maxx is one larger on Windows, but that
>>>>>> part doesn't seem to cause a problem.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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