The android framework should not embolden glyphs that originate from bold fonts.

src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp

Index: src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
diff --git a/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp b/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
index fce8259a39ce40e8affbd1b5ec1189ddf338555d..a6d751cf2d05b4abf0c44f7a50f1823f1d6a55d7 100644
--- a/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
+++ b/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp
@@ -1497,21 +1497,31 @@ void SkScalerContext_FreeType::generateFontMetrics(SkPaint::FontMetrics* mx,
 
 void SkScalerContext_FreeType::emboldenIfNeeded(FT_Face face, FT_GlyphSlot glyph)
 {
-    if (fRec.fFlags & SkScalerContext::kEmbolden_Flag) {
-        switch ( glyph->format ) {
-            case FT_GLYPH_FORMAT_OUTLINE:
-                FT_Pos strength;
-                strength = FT_MulFix(face->units_per_EM, face->size->metrics.y_scale) / 24;
-                FT_Outline_Embolden(&glyph->outline, strength);
-                break;
-            case FT_GLYPH_FORMAT_BITMAP:
-                FT_GlyphSlot_Own_Bitmap(glyph);
-                FT_Bitmap_Embolden(glyph->library, &glyph->bitmap, kBitmapEmboldenStrength, 0);
-                break;
-            default:
-                SkDEBUGFAIL("unknown glyph format");
-        }
+    // check to see if the embolden bit is set
+    if (0 == (fRec.fFlags & SkScalerContext::kEmbolden_Flag)) {
+        return;
     }
+
+#if defined(SK_BUILD_FOR_ANDROID_FRAMEWORK)
+    // Android doesn't want to embolden a font that is already bold.
+    if ((fFace->style_flags & FT_STYLE_FLAG_BOLD)) {
+        return;
+    }
+#endif
+
+	switch ( glyph->format ) {
+		case FT_GLYPH_FORMAT_OUTLINE:

[scroggo, 2014/04/01 17:46:23]

4 space indents (here and below)

[djsollen, 2014/04/01 17:55:06]

Done.

+			FT_Pos strength;
+			strength = FT_MulFix(face->units_per_EM, face->size->metrics.y_scale) / 24;
+			FT_Outline_Embolden(&glyph->outline, strength);
+			break;
+		case FT_GLYPH_FORMAT_BITMAP:
+			FT_GlyphSlot_Own_Bitmap(glyph);
+			FT_Bitmap_Embolden(glyph->library, &glyph->bitmap, kBitmapEmboldenStrength, 0);

[scroggo, 2014/04/01 17:46:23]

Once you have spacing fixed, this shouldn't be 100 chars anymore.

+			break;
+		default:
+			SkDEBUGFAIL("unknown glyph format");
+	}
 }
 
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