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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-74857

Some fonts with weight greater than 870 can't be created using DirectWrite font engine

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • P4: Low
    • None
    • 5.9.2, 5.11.3, 5.12.2
    • GUI: Font handling
    • None
    • Windows

    Description

      It seems that font styles which are not separated into different families (e.g. family name - "Arial Black", style name "Regular") and their weight greater than 870 can't be created using DirectWrite font engine, for example - Gill Sans, Optima, Snell Roundhand.

      Attachments

        1. GillSans.zip
          401 kB
        2. GillSansWinDWrite.png
          GillSansWinDWrite.png
          27 kB
        3. GillSansWinFreetype.png
          GillSansWinFreetype.png
          89 kB
        4. main.qml
          3 kB
        5. Optima.zip
          207 kB
        6. OptimaWinDWrite.png
          OptimaWinDWrite.png
          25 kB
        7. OptimaWinFreetype.png
          OptimaWinFreetype.png
          91 kB

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          Task - A task that needs to be done. QTBUG-74860 Umbrella task for font selection issues

          • P2: Important - Urgent, should be fixed, but will not stop the release.
          • In Progress
          relates to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. QTBUG-70220 Windows and macOS do not map font weight correctly for Montserrat variants

          • P2: Important - Urgent, should be fixed, but will not stop the release.
          • Reported

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              esabraha Eskil Abrahamsen Blomfeldt
              yurik147 Yurii Olenych
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