[BUG] 2.88.0 and 2.80.4 draw fonts with substantially less resolution than 2.80.3.

[janne-hmp]

Description

The fonts in SkiaSharp 2.88.0 and 2.80.4 are drawn with substantially less resolution than in 2.80.3.

Code

See the screenshots.

Expected Behavior

Fonts are drawn in high resolution similar to 2.80.3.

Actual Behavior

Fonts are drawn with lower resolution than in 2.80.3

Basic Information

• Version with issue: 2.88.0 and 2.80.4
• Last known good version: 2.80.3
• IDE: Visual Studio 2022 17.3.0
• Platform Target Frameworks:
  • Android: 12 (target 11.0)
  • iOS: 15.6 (target 8.1)
• Target Devices:
  • Samsung SM-P615
  • Apple iPad 11,7

Screenshots

Screenshots using 2.88.0, 2.80.4 and 2.80.3. Screenshots with 2.88.0 and 2.80.4 are identical, while 2.80.3 has better font resolution.

Character selection in 2.80.3 with fonts drawn in high resolution

Character selection in 2.80.4 with fonts drawn in low resolution

Character selection in 2.88.0 with fonts drawn in low resolution

Reproduction Link
https://github.com/hyvanmielenpelit/GnollHack

[janne-hmp]

Solved by setting SKPaint's IsAntiAliasing = true on 2.88.8 / Xamarin and SKFont's Edging to AntiAlias on 3.00.x / .NET MAUI. Android seems to work in this way by default, but it is probably good form to set the properties accordingly on Android, too.