<Swing Dev> JDK-8217731: Font rendering and line spacing changed from jdk-8 to jdk-11

[Avrom Finkelstein]

Hi,

I have a few comments on this bug.
I was able to duplicate this issue using Java 11.0.2.
Specifically, the spacing between letters in fonts appears to be off, where in some cases they are too close and in others they are too far apart.

This appears in a Swing application I am testing for migration from Java 8 to 11.
I also ran the test code attached to the bug report and got the same issue.
It is an issue in the Windows look and feel as well as other look and feels such as Nimbus.

I was testing this on Windows 10.
A comment on the bug report was wondering if this was a HiDPI issue. It is not. I was not testing on a HiDPI display.

I also tested this on Java 9.0.4 and Java 10.0.2 and it was not an issue.

This also appears to be a duplicate of this bug report from last month.
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8214538
"Swing text rendering issue, letters either with spaces or stuck together"


I'm wondering if there is any sort of workaround until this is fixed?

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Avrom Finkelstein

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