[Bug 470704] New: Hinting problems with default Sans font

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Summary: Hinting problems with default Sans font

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470704

           Summary: Hinting problems with default Sans font
           Product: Fedora
           Version: 9
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: medium
          Priority: medium
         Component: freetype
        AssignedTo: besfahbo redhat com
        ReportedBy: clancy kieran+redhat gmail com
         QAContact: extras-qa fedoraproject org
                CC: besfahbo redhat com, kevin tigcc ticalc org,
                    fedora-fonts-bugs-list redhat com
    Classification: Fedora


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Cropped screenshot of Firefox search box

Description of problem:
There seems to be some strange hinting on certain letter combinations for the
Sans font in Fedora 9. This happens in the URL bar and Search box in Firefox,
but it probably happens in other applications too. See the screenshots
attached.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
freetype-2.3.5-6.fc9.i386
dejavu-fonts-2.24-3.fc9.noarch (I don't know if the default 'Sans' is DejaVu or
if 'Sans' is from another package)
firefox-3.0.2-1.fc9.i386

How reproducible:
Every time.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Type the letters 'fi' into the search box in Firefox

Actual results:
Fonts are strangely hinted, as in the screenshot attached.

Expected results:
Kerning and hinting should be consistent.

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