https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035486
--- Comment #23 from alexhultman@gmail.com --- (In reply to Brian Marshall from comment #22)
(In reply to Akira TAGOH from comment #21)
just FYI, there are a comment from FreeType maintainer in the list: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fontconfig/2014-January/005073.html
That's interesting. I really like the dark, thick look of CFF fonts with medium hinting as they are now in F20, it's just the inconsistency with non-CFF fonts at the same hinting. If they're talking about changing the rendering internally, rather than swapping hint styles around for CFF, I'd like to be able to set it back somehow.
Sorry if what I'm saying is already known or isn't an issue - just wanted to provide some representation in this bug for people who like dark fuzzy fonts.
This bug report is not about whether you like fuzzy fonts or not - the point of this report is that the look of the render has changed, without there being any discussion about actually changing the look. It's an unwanted change, or regression if you want. Having fuzzier fonts should be discussed, not just happen out of nowhere. I for one, hate fuzzy fonts. And I think most people agree because we have had sharp text since the dawn of time.