791190 - OpenType font rendering quality is low on otoro

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Graphics: Text, defect)

Description

[(inactive after 6/18) Alive Kuo [:alive]]

STR:
Open UITest->New MozFont Test

Expected:
See correct font rendered.

Actual:
The font seems different from desktop build and even the true type version.

Screenshots:
http://imgur.com/a/Xcra6#0

Comment 1

[Chris Jones [:cjones] inactive; ni?/f?/r? if you need me]

This bug isn't specific enough to be actionable.  Text rendering depends on (i) the type of OpenType font being used (TTF or CFF); (ii) the actual font itself.

It is quite possible that we have a bad font for small screens.

Comment 2

[Andrew Overholt [:overholt]]

Agreed with comment #1.  Plus I heard we're getting a new font.

Comment 3

[Patryk Adamczyk [:patryk] UX]

(In reply to Andrew Overholt [:overholt] from comment #2)
> Agreed with comment #1.  Plus I heard we're getting a new font.

Those tests are of the new font.

Comment 4

[Jonathan Kew [:jfkthame]]

It might be worth looking at the FreeType build involved to see if there are configuration options (hinting-related, maybe?) that would affect rendering.

Comment 5

[Jonathan Kew [:jfkthame]]

Also, note that the last image in the "screenshots" linked in comment #0, which appears to show differences between mobile and desktop rendering, actually uses a completely different font (Helvetica?) on the desktop, so it is not a valid comparison at all.

Comment 6

[Patryk Adamczyk [:patryk] UX]

I believe this has been resolved, the new font broke a few things and now I am filling bugs and updating each app accordingly.

To specify the different weights we need to specify the font like so:

Light:
font-family: 'MozTT', sans-serif;
font-weight: 300;

Regular:
font-family: 'MozTT', sans-serif;
font-weight: regular;


Medium:
font-family: 'MozTT', sans-serif;
font-weight: 500;