Attempt at fixinf font width size by enable full font hinting, aka fo…

…rcing glyphs to be aligned to pixels in order to disable subpixel positioning (source: https://www.mail-archive.com/development@qt-project.org/msg43330.html)
ctrlaltca · Nov 29, 2023 · c9a84af · c9a84af
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diff --git a/src/kvirc/ui/KviInputEditor.cpp b/src/kvirc/ui/KviInputEditor.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ void KviInputEditor::applyOptions(bool bRefreshCachedMetrics)
 	//set the font
 	QFont newFont(KVI_OPTION_FONT(KviOption_fontInput));
 	newFont.setKerning(false);
+	newFont.setHintingPreference(QFont::PreferFullHinting);
 	setFont(newFont);
 
 	//set cursor custom width

diff --git a/src/kvirc/ui/KviIrcView.cpp b/src/kvirc/ui/KviIrcView.cpp
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ void KviIrcView::setFont(const QFont & f)
 
 	QFont newFont(f);
 	newFont.setKerning(false);
+	newFont.setHintingPreference(QFont::PreferFullHinting);
 	QWidget::setFont(newFont);
 	update();
 }

diff --git a/src/kvirc/ui/KviTopicWidget.cpp b/src/kvirc/ui/KviTopicWidget.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ void KviTopicWidget::applyOptions()
 	m_pLabel->applyOptions();
 	QFont newFont(KVI_OPTION_FONT(KviOption_fontLabel));
 	newFont.setKerning(false);
+	newFont.setHintingPreference(QFont::PreferFullHinting);
 	setFont(newFont);
 	if(m_pCompletionBox)
 		m_pCompletionBox->setFont(newFont);