Index: core/fxge/ge/fx_ge_text.cpp |
diff --git a/core/fxge/ge/fx_ge_text.cpp b/core/fxge/ge/fx_ge_text.cpp |
index b0f6a6e63a720381737551189ea0ec18fbeabcc1..46edaf7cbe35c2abe7c90f210b6fe602d82208d3 100644 |
--- a/core/fxge/ge/fx_ge_text.cpp |
+++ b/core/fxge/ge/fx_ge_text.cpp |
@@ -257,7 +257,14 @@ FX_BOOL CFX_RenderDevice::DrawNormalText(int nChars, |
} else { |
bClearType = text_flags & FXTEXT_CLEARTYPE; |
} |
- if ((m_RenderCaps & (FXRC_ALPHA_OUTPUT | FXRC_CMYK_OUTPUT))) { |
+ if (!CFX_GEModule::Get()->GetFontMgr()->FTLibrarySupportsHinting()) { |
+ // Some Freetype implementations (like the one packaged with Fedora) do |
+ // not support hinting due to patents 6219025, 6239783, 6307566, |
+ // 6225973, 6243070, 6393145, 6421054, 6282327, and 6624828; the latest |
+ // one expires 10/7/19. This makes LCD antialiasing very ugly, so we |
+ // instead fall back on NORMAL antialiasing. |
+ anti_alias = FXFT_RENDER_MODE_NORMAL; |
+ } else if ((m_RenderCaps & (FXRC_ALPHA_OUTPUT | FXRC_CMYK_OUTPUT))) { |
anti_alias = FXFT_RENDER_MODE_LCD; |
bNormal = TRUE; |
} else if (m_bpp < 16) { |