FS#44679 - [webkitgtk] Blurred font rendering with hidpi screens
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Opened by Giuseppe Argentieri (joe_silver) - Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 16:28 GMT
Last edited by Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) - Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 15:07 GMT
Opened by Giuseppe Argentieri (joe_silver) - Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 16:28 GMT
Last edited by Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) - Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 15:07 GMT
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Description:
Applications using webkitgtk (like Epiphany and Evolution) make a very poor font rendering on high resolution screens (e.g. Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro). Affected package 2.4.8-2 There is a patched version in AUR repository: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/webkitgtk-hidpi which uses a patch provided by the webkit developers. It would be great to include it in the official package because to build of webkitgtk-hipdi requires hours on an ordinary laptop. A better solution would be to use newer stable releases such as webkit 2.6.x or 2.8.x, which have many new interesting features, but I guess that other applications require explicitly 2.4.x. |
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Closed by Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 15:07 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't fix
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 15:07 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't fix
Please move away from webkitgtk 2.4 or convince upstream to include this patch in another release. 2.4.9 will probably happen eventually, but not necessarily with the hidpi patch.