Hi, I'm not sure it is the same issue, but I just remembered to ask something similar some time ago. Didn't look into it any further, though.
http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/interest/2013-November/009535.html Cheers, Conny On Sat, 2013-12-28 at 15:25 -0800, Joshua Kolden wrote: > I'm having difficulty with QtQuick font support. I can't quite be sure > where the issue is, but it appears that Qt does not support ttf fonts > with styles / SubFamilies, or it may be an issue with font weights. > > > In particular if you go to any old font on Google fonts and download > it. Say "Raleway" you'll get many 'subfamilies' of the font > "ExtraBold" "ExtraLight" "Thin" etc. However, QML will only render > Bold and Normal. Even if I only give it access to a single file like > "Raleway-Thin.ttf” > > > This post suggests that this might be by design if it's a font family > naming > issue: > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17521578/qml-font-style-naming-issue-mac-linux-platform-differences > > > However these font files draw properly in every other application I’ve > tried. > > > Ttf fonts from google fonts and other sources, and in general css font > specifications define font weights in the hundreds with 400 being > 'normal' however QML uses internal constants Font.Light, Font.Bold > etc, that are in a range of 0-99 and doesn't seem to allow any numbers > other than the small set of defined constants. So it may not be name, > but that I can't define the weight properly "Railway Thin" is defined > at weight 100. > > > Ttf fonts from google fonts and other sources, and in general css font > specifications define font weights in the hundreds with 400 being > 'normal' however QML uses internal constants Font.Light, Font.Bold > etc, that are in a range of 0-99 and doesn't seem to allow any numbers > other than the small set of defined constants. So it may not be name, > but that I can't define the weight properly "Railway Thin" is defined > at weight 100. > > > I've done extensive tests with the Text object, and font properties, > including using a file dialogue, and setting the font from the system > fonts procedurally. QtQuick consistently renders the font at > the incorrect weight. > > > Any insights would be appreciated. If it is an intentional design > choice then I’ll bring it up in the developer list, but I wanted to > make sure it isn’t user error first. > > > Thanks, > j > _______________________________________________ > Interest mailing list > Interest@qt-project.org > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest _______________________________________________ Interest mailing list Interest@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest
