asked 2012-07-19 07:29:42 +0200
Anonymous
I checked out the specs and they looked good so I uninstalled the unlovely Open Office and installed Libre Office (under XP). Only to find that the Libre Office writer hasn't got a clue about kerning, even with properly kerned fonts and the "Character" option for it turned on. Its kerning is not just BAD, it's GROTESQUELY BAD. Even WordPad does a better job - a FAR better job. Someone must have noticed, but - if not - is this going to be fixed sometime soon or will it need a bye-bye Libre Office and a reinstall of Open Office to get half-decent kerning?
There are already different bug reports concerning kerning issues. If no one fits your problem, feel free to add another bug report.
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Asked: 2012-07-19 07:29:42 +0200
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While I agree with the answer @tohuwawohu 2012-07-19 11:30:02 there are many factors that contribute to kerning. Exposure of the various font (OpenType/AAPT/Graphite2) APIs is a large issue. It would help if you could provide an example (font in use and version, sample ODT, and screenshot).
oweng ( 2012-07-23 01:29:55 +0200 )edit