font rendering of shaded text unreadable
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xorg
In ubuntu 10.04 and 9.10, when rendering text that has a background shading, this shading shows up as a dark blocky background, making the text unreadable. I will attach a screenshot with an example (one of many) in firefox. It also shows up in other places throughout the OS, such as when switching to a new song in banshee, on the fade in/fade out effects.
I previously reported this against the wrong package and a worse description as #502336.
I initially thought this was related to not using compiz, but I am using compiz (desktop effects) and it is still rendering wrongly. My machines happen to all be running (different) ati cards.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Apr 30 14:43:21 2010
DkmsStatus:
blcr, 0.8.2, 2.6.31-21-generic, x86_64: installed
blcr, 0.8.2, 2.6.32-22-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox-ose, 3.1.6, 2.6.31-21-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox-ose, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-22-generic, x86_64: installed
MachineType: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 960
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=
SourcePackage: xorg
dmi.bios.date: 04/29/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A04
dmi.board.name: 0H634K
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 960
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
system:
distro: Ubuntu
codename: lucid
architecture: x86_64
kernel: 2.6.32-22-generic
affects: | xorg (Ubuntu) → xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) |
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
I looked a bit further. The text in the supplied screenshot has "opacity:0.42;". So this is actually an opacity problem.