retitle 219550 xterm: character redrawing problems when Xft used for font rendering
tag 219550 + moreinfo upstream
thanks
On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 05:30:27PM +0800, Cameron Patrick wrote:
> Package: xterm
> Version: 4.3.0-0pre1v4
> Severity: normal
>
> With certain fonts and font sizes in Xft mode, xterm draws characters so
> that they partially lie in the character cell below; these characters
> are subsequently not erased properly, leading to an unsightly display.
> This is particularly noticeable with the "_" character in Andale Mono at
> large sizes.
>
> This is fixed in the latest upstream xterm; looking at the upstream
> changelog I believe the relevant change is patch #180:
>
> make height of TrueType fonts match ascent+descent (patch by
> Keith Packard).
>
> That upstream version also makes underlining work with Xft rendering,
> which would be nice to have too.
The current version of XTerm in Debian testing ("sarge") is XTerm #187
(2004-04-27).
The current version of XTerm in Debian unstable ("sid") is XTerm #190
(2004-05-25).
Can you still reproduce this problem?
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