Open lokesh-krishna opened 1 month ago
I have no good idea of what could cause this.
In case it's an IME issue, just a few questions related to IME that might help with understanding the issue:
Otherwise, did this change happen immediately after updating your Signal Desktop? Does using the stable (non-beta) version make the issue go away?
I tried F8 for the first time today and it resulted in katakana that were even narrower. Attaching a screenshot to explain what I mean.
Message 1 is Hiragana. Message 2 is Katakana (converted from Hiragana using F7) Message 3 is Half-Width Katakana (converted from Hiragana using F8)
Message 2 is narrower than katakana displayed anywhere else on my system. That's what made me assume that Signal was using half-width katakana but actually entering half-width katakana results in katakana that are even narrower, which means what I assumed were half-width was actually full-width. Just narrower than what I was expecting.
That makes me wonder if the problem here is that Signal isn't picking the right font for full width katakana? Even katakana messages that I receive from others are displayed narrower than they are anywhere else in the system.
Looks to be a font issue, not an IME related issue. The full-width katakana font looks bolder, not just narrower.
The half-width katakana text appears the same as in my Signal client, so I believe it is being rendered correctly.
When did you first witness the katakana rendering issue? After installing 7.16.0beta.2-1 or over a prolonged period? I'm using non-beta 7.16.0, so maybe you can try that to see if the issue persists.
Identifying the offending font might help too. Does anyone know what it is?
@beantaco can you share debug logs?
I think it's not an issue with my client.
The picture below is my rendering (increased to 125%) of
あいうえお しぐなる
アイウエオ シグナル
アイウエオ シグナル
I'm reluctant to share my debug log. Is there a specific portion of the log you have in mind?
Using a supported version?
Overall summary
When writing in Japanese, Signal uses half-width characters for katakana instead of full-width ones that other applications do. This is despite using an IME to enter full-width characters.
Steps to reproduce
Expected result
Characters are rendered as full-width katakana
Actual result
Characters are instead rendered as half-width katakana, which affects readability.
Screenshots
Signal version
7.16.0beta.2-1
Operating system
Linux
Version of Signal on your phone
7.11.1
Link to debug log
Not applicable