the source text is squished

[door43app]

Notes

the source text is squished to the left.

Environment

version: 2.2.0 build: 86 UDID: 7792b4f461ec9d4f Android Release: 4.4.4 Androind SDK: 19 Brand: Lenovo Device: A10-70F

[da1nerd]

this is a result of changing the fonts. If we use a system font the text is fine. However when we load a custom font from the assets (Gentium Plus) it becomes squished.

NOTE: Gentium Plus is a graphite font.

[da1nerd]

[da1nerd]

We've identified the issue as the fonts being used. Here is a list of working and broken fonts.

BROKEN:

• tuladha jejeg
• Tai Heritage Pro
• scheherazade
• Padauk
• Miao Unicode
• Linux Libertine G Regular
• Linux Biolinum G Regular
• Gentium Plus
• FreeMono Tengwar-embedding
• Doulos SIL Cipher
• Doulos SIL
• Dai Banna SIL Light
• Charis SIL
• Annapurna SIL
• Andika
• Adinatha Tamil Brahmi
• Abyssinica SIL

WORKING:

• Sophia Nubian
• Zawgyi-One
• Chiangsaen Alif
• Lanna Alif

[da1nerd]

@jag3773 where do you want to go from here? We could excluded the fonts that do not work, search for fonts that do work, or try to get android to work with what we have (I would not suggest that if at all possible).

[jag3773]

Is this an Android version issue or a Lenovo hardware issue?

[da1nerd]

good call I just did a test on an emulator and the text is rendering correctly. So quite possibly a hardware issue. Can we have this tested on different physical devices to see how they compare?

[jag3773]

Sounds like this Lenovo is the only one, doesn't it?

[da1nerd]

I haven't tested it on any other physical tablets. I'd want to do that before coming to that conclusion.

[da1nerd]

for now we will default to a working font on this device.