Bug#172448: Bug#172622: openoffice.org: fonts under x size disappear with zoom y (wasn t previously) - libfreetype6 regression?

[Ralph Jacobs <rrjacobs@planet.nl>]

On Wed, 2002-12-11 at 13:10, Chris Halls wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 11:29:57AM +0100, Alban Browaeys wrote:
> > this problem affect the helper and oowriter afaik:
> > zoom 75%, fonts < 12pt -> text disappear
> > zoom 50%, fonts < 18 pt -> idem
> > 
> > it took me a while to understand the problem was the zoom :)) i reread
> > all the font related doc ;°) but finally in despair tried write trash
> > and EUREKA the big fonts appears :P
> 
> Hmm, a pattern starts to emerge.  I suddenly hit #172448 (menu fonts
> disappear after upgrade) on one of my machines, and it was caused by an
> upgrade: libfreetype6 2.1.2-9 -> 2.1.3-1.
> 
> Can you try downgrading your libfreetype6 to 2.1.2-9 and see if the problem
> goes away again?

I had the same problem, and indeed, downgrading libfreetype6 solves the
problem (without me making changes to any settings).

-- 
ralphj