I noticed that with Inkscape 0.47, this only affects the canvas; the preview was OK.
With recently nightlies, it is reversed: this now affects the preview, the canvas is now OK.
Entered new bug, bug 1049455: Kerning pairs not working in previews, Windows
I noticed that with Inkscape 0.47, this only affects the canvas; the preview was OK.
With recently nightlies, it is reversed: this now affects the preview, the canvas is now OK.
Entered new bug, bug 1049455: Kerning pairs not working in previews, Windows