102669 - Text in single line can overlap

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(Other Applications Graveyard :: ChatZilla, defect)

Description

[Matthew Cline]

Mozilla 2001100108, Linux 2.4.9 i686, RedHat 6.1, XFree86 4.1.0, KDE 2.1.1

In the Chatzilla display box (the widget where the conversations are being
displayed), if the text on a single line changes color, or it changes font (like
normal to bold), then the changed text is offset back onto the previous text. 
If the text is highlighted, then the problem is fixed somewhat.

Also, the smiley graphics are offest back onto the previous text in the
same manner.

Comment 1

[Matthew Cline]

Actually, that's not the only thing that does it.  For instance,if you say this
on a channel:

    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb

The list of b's will overlap the a's.  And if you enter this:

    ``````````````````````````````````````````````````` a b c

The back ticks will overlap the "a b c".

Also, changing color or font doesn't seem to have any effect when the font
being used is monospaced.

Comment 2

[Samuel Sieb]

Probably just a temporary glitch in mozilla or your particular build.
If you still see it with a different build, then reopen.

Comment 3

[Matthew Cline]

Alright, I figured out the problem.  I was using the gdkxft library, which was
transparently adding True Type support to GDK.  Apparently it and the GDK gfx
code don't really get along.  Marking bug as VERIFIED WORKSFORME.

You can find the gdkxft project at http://philrsss.anu.edu.au/~josh/gdkxft