matplotlib · anntzer · Aug 23, 2019 · Jul 29, 2019 · Jul 29, 2019 · Jul 29, 2019
diff --git a/doc/users/next_whats_new/2019-08-14-ES.rst b/doc/users/next_whats_new/2019-08-14-ES.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+Kerning adjustments now use correct values
+------------------------------------------
+
+Due to an error in how kerning adjustments were applied, previous versions of
+Matplotlib would under-correct kerning. This version will now correctly apply
+kerning (for fonts supported by FreeType). To restore the old behavior (e.g.,
+for test images), you may set :rc:`text.kerning_factor` to 6 (instead of 0).
+Other values have undefined behavior.
+
+.. plot::
+
+   import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+   # Use old kerning values:
+   plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+   fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+   ax.text(0.0, 0.05, 'BRAVO\nAWKWARD\nVAT\nW.Test', fontsize=56)
+   ax.set_title('Before (text.kerning_factor = 6)')
+
+Note how the spacing between characters is uniform between their bounding boxes
+(above). With corrected kerning (below), slanted characters (e.g., AV or VA)
+will be spaced closer together, as well as various other character pairs,
+depending on font support (e.g., T and e, or the period after the W).
+
+.. plot::
+
+   import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+   # Use new kerning values:
+   plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 0
+   fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+   ax.text(0.0, 0.05, 'BRAVO\nAWKWARD\nVAT\nW.Test', fontsize=56)
+   ax.set_title('After (text.kerning_factor = 0)')
diff --git a/examples/misc/font_indexing.py b/examples/misc/font_indexing.py
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@
 print('AV', font.get_kerning(glyphd['A'], glyphd['V'], KERNING_DEFAULT))
 print('AV', font.get_kerning(glyphd['A'], glyphd['V'], KERNING_UNFITTED))
 print('AV', font.get_kerning(glyphd['A'], glyphd['V'], KERNING_UNSCALED))
-print('AV', font.get_kerning(glyphd['A'], glyphd['T'], KERNING_UNSCALED))
+print('AT', font.get_kerning(glyphd['A'], glyphd['T'], KERNING_UNSCALED))
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py b/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py
@@ -1327,7 +1327,8 @@ def is_opentype_cff_font(filename):
 def get_font(filename, hinting_factor=None):
     if hinting_factor is None:
         hinting_factor = rcParams['text.hinting_factor']
-    return _get_font(os.fspath(filename), hinting_factor)
+    return _get_font(os.fspath(filename), hinting_factor,
+                     _kerning_factor=rcParams['text.kerning_factor'])
 
 
 def _rebuild():

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/stylelib/_classic_test_patch.mplstyle b/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/stylelib/_classic_test_patch.mplstyle
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # This patch should go on top of the "classic" style and exists solely to avoid
 # changing baseline images.
 
+text.kerning_factor : 6
+
 ytick.alignment: center_baseline
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
@@ -1091,6 +1091,7 @@ def _validate_linestyle(ls):
     'text.latex.preview':  [False, validate_bool],
     'text.hinting':        ['auto', validate_hinting],
     'text.hinting_factor': [8, validate_int],
+    'text.kerning_factor': [0, validate_int],
     'text.antialiased':    [True, validate_bool],
 
     'mathtext.cal':            ['cursive', validate_font_properties],

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_artist.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_artist.py
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ def test_remove():
 
 @image_comparison(["default_edges.png"], remove_text=True, style='default')
 def test_default_edges():
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     fig, [[ax1, ax2], [ax3, ax4]] = plt.subplots(2, 2)
 
     ax1.plot(np.arange(10), np.arange(10), 'x',

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ def test_get_labels():
 
 @image_comparison(['acorr.png'], style='mpl20')
 def test_acorr():
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     np.random.seed(19680801)
     n = 512
     x = np.random.normal(0, 1, n).cumsum()
@@ -5730,6 +5733,9 @@ def test_axisbelow():
 
 @image_comparison(['titletwiny.png'], style='mpl20')
 def test_titletwiny():
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     # Test that title is put above xlabel if xlabel at top
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     fig.subplots_adjust(top=0.8)

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_image.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_image.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 @image_comparison(['image_interps'], style='mpl20')
 def test_image_interps():
     'make the basic nearest, bilinear and bicubic interps'
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     X = np.arange(100)
     X = X.reshape(5, 20)
 

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ def test_legend_expand():
 
 @image_comparison(['hatching'], remove_text=True, style='default')
 def test_hatching():
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 
     # Patches

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_text.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_text.py
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ def test_multiline():
 
 @image_comparison(['multiline2'], style='mpl20')
 def test_multiline2():
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 
     ax.set_xlim([0, 1.4])
@@ -580,6 +583,9 @@ def test_annotation_update():
 
 @image_comparison(['large_subscript_title.png'], style='mpl20')
 def test_large_subscript_title():
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     fig, axs = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(9, 2.5), constrained_layout=True)
     ax = axs[0]
     ax.set_title(r'$\sum_{i} x_i$')

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_widgets.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_widgets.py
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ def test_CheckButtons():
 
 @image_comparison(['check_radio_buttons.png'], style='mpl20', remove_text=True)
 def test_check_radio_buttons_image():
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     get_ax()
     plt.subplots_adjust(left=0.3)
     rax1 = plt.axes([0.05, 0.7, 0.15, 0.15])

diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/test_axisartist_axis_artist.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/test_axisartist_axis_artist.py
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ def test_ticks():
 
 @image_comparison(['axis_artist_labelbase.png'], style='default')
 def test_labelbase():
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 
     ax.plot([0.5], [0.5], "o")
@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@ def test_labelbase():
 
 @image_comparison(['axis_artist_ticklabels.png'], style='default')
 def test_ticklabels():
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 
     ax.xaxis.set_visible(False)
@@ -72,6 +78,9 @@ def test_ticklabels():
 
 @image_comparison(['axis_artist.png'], style='default')
 def test_axis_artist():
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 
     ax.xaxis.set_visible(False)

diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/test_axisartist_axislines.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/test_axisartist_axislines.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 @image_comparison(['SubplotZero.png'], style='default')
 def test_SubplotZero():
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     fig = plt.figure()
 
     ax = SubplotZero(fig, 1, 1, 1)
@@ -29,6 +32,9 @@ def test_SubplotZero():
 
 @image_comparison(['Subplot.png'], style='default')
 def test_Subplot():
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     fig = plt.figure()
 
     ax = Subplot(fig, 1, 1, 1)

diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/test_axisartist_floating_axes.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/test_axisartist_floating_axes.py
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ def test_curvelinear3():
 
 @image_comparison(['curvelinear4.png'], style='default', tol=0.015)
 def test_curvelinear4():
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     fig = plt.figure(figsize=(5, 5))
 
     tr = (mtransforms.Affine2D().scale(np.pi / 180, 1) +

diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/test_axisartist_grid_helper_curvelinear.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/test_axisartist_grid_helper_curvelinear.py
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ def inverted(self):
 @image_comparison(['polar_box.png'], style='default',
                   tol={'aarch64': 0.04}.get(platform.machine(), 0.03))
 def test_polar_box():
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     fig = plt.figure(figsize=(5, 5))
 
     # PolarAxes.PolarTransform takes radian. However, we want our coordinate
@@ -145,6 +148,9 @@ def test_polar_box():
 
 @image_comparison(['axis_direction.png'], style='default', tol=0.03)
 def test_axis_direction():
+    # Remove this line when this test image is regenerated.
+    plt.rcParams['text.kerning_factor'] = 6
+
     fig = plt.figure(figsize=(5, 5))
 
     # PolarAxes.PolarTransform takes radian. However, we want our coordinate

diff --git a/matplotlibrc.template b/matplotlibrc.template
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@
 #text.hinting_factor : 8  ## Specifies the amount of softness for hinting in the
                           ## horizontal direction.  A value of 1 will hint to full
                           ## pixels.  A value of 2 will hint to half pixels etc.
+#text.kerning_factor : 0  ## Specifies the scaling factor for kerning values. This
+                          ## is provided solely to allow old test images to remain
+                          ## unchanged. Set to 6 to obtain previous behavior. Values
+                          ## other than 0 or 6 have no defined meaning.
 #text.antialiased : True  ## If True (default), the text will be antialiased.
                           ## This only affects the Agg backend.
 

diff --git a/src/ft2font.cpp b/src/ft2font.cpp
@@ -525,6 +525,9 @@ FT2Font::FT2Font(FT_Open_Args &open_args, long hinting_factor_) : image(), face(
         throw_ft_error("Can not load face", error);
     }
 
+    // set default kerning factor to 0, i.e., no kerning manipulation
+    kerning_factor = 0;
+
     // set a default fontsize 12 pt at 72dpi
     hinting_factor = hinting_factor_;
 
@@ -568,7 +571,7 @@ void FT2Font::clear()
 void FT2Font::set_size(double ptsize, double dpi)
 {
     FT_Error error = FT_Set_Char_Size(
-        face, (long)(ptsize * 64), 0, (unsigned int)(dpi * hinting_factor), (unsigned int)dpi);
+        face, (FT_F26Dot6)(ptsize * 64), 0, (FT_UInt)(dpi * hinting_factor), (FT_UInt)dpi);
     if (error) {
         throw_ft_error("Could not set the fontsize", error);
     }
@@ -602,15 +605,22 @@ int FT2Font::get_kerning(FT_UInt left, FT_UInt right, FT_UInt mode)
     FT_Vector delta;
 
     if (!FT_Get_Kerning(face, left, right, mode, &delta)) {
-        return (int)(delta.x) / (hinting_factor << 6);
+        return (int)(delta.x) / (hinting_factor << kerning_factor);
     } else {
         return 0;
     }
 }
 
+void FT2Font::set_kerning_factor(int factor)
+{
+    kerning_factor = factor;
+}
+
 void FT2Font::set_text(
     size_t N, uint32_t *codepoints, double angle, FT_Int32 flags, std::vector<double> &xys)
 {
+    FT_Matrix matrix; /* transformation matrix */
+
     angle = angle / 360.0 * 2 * M_PI;
 
     // this computes width and height in subpixels so we have to divide by 64
@@ -638,7 +648,7 @@ void FT2Font::set_text(
         if (use_kerning && previous && glyph_index) {
             FT_Vector delta;
             FT_Get_Kerning(face, previous, glyph_index, FT_KERNING_DEFAULT, &delta);
-            pen.x += (delta.x << 10) / (hinting_factor << 16);
+            pen.x += delta.x / (hinting_factor << kerning_factor);
         }
         if (FT_Error error = FT_Load_Glyph(face, glyph_index, flags)) {
             throw_ft_error("Could not load glyph", error);
@@ -659,7 +669,7 @@ void FT2Font::set_text(
         xys.push_back(pen.x);
         xys.push_back(pen.y);
 
-        FT_Glyph_Get_CBox(thisGlyph, ft_glyph_bbox_subpixels, &glyph_bbox);
+        FT_Glyph_Get_CBox(thisGlyph, FT_GLYPH_BBOX_SUBPIXELS, &glyph_bbox);
 
         bbox.xMin = std::min(bbox.xMin, glyph_bbox.xMin);
         bbox.xMax = std::max(bbox.xMax, glyph_bbox.xMax);

diff --git a/src/ft2font.h b/src/ft2font.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class FT2Font
     void set_text(
         size_t N, uint32_t *codepoints, double angle, FT_Int32 flags, std::vector<double> &xys);
     int get_kerning(FT_UInt left, FT_UInt right, FT_UInt mode);
+    void set_kerning_factor(int factor);
     void load_char(long charcode, FT_Int32 flags);
     void load_glyph(FT_UInt glyph_index, FT_Int32 flags);
     void get_width_height(long *width, long *height);
@@ -117,17 +118,12 @@ class FT2Font
   private:
     FT2Image image;
     FT_Face face;
-    FT_Matrix matrix; /* transformation matrix */
     FT_Vector pen;    /* untransformed origin  */
     std::vector<FT_Glyph> glyphs;
-    std::vector<FT_Vector> pos;
     FT_BBox bbox;
     FT_Pos advance;
-    double ptsize;
-    double dpi;
     long hinting_factor;
-
-    void set_scalable_attributes();
+    int kerning_factor;
 
     // prevent copying
     FT2Font(const FT2Font &);

diff --git a/src/ft2font_wrapper.cpp b/src/ft2font_wrapper.cpp
@@ -553,10 +553,12 @@ static int PyFT2Font_init(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
     PyObject *fname;
     FT_Open_Args open_args;
     long hinting_factor = 8;
-    const char *names[] = { "filename", "hinting_factor", NULL };
+    int kerning_factor = 0;
+    const char *names[] = { "filename", "hinting_factor", "_kerning_factor", NULL };
 
     if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(
-             args, kwds, "O|l:FT2Font", (char **)names, &fname, &hinting_factor)) {
+             args, kwds, "O|l$i:FT2Font", (char **)names, &fname,
+             &hinting_factor, &kerning_factor)) {
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -567,6 +569,8 @@ static int PyFT2Font_init(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
     CALL_CPP_FULL(
         "FT2Font", (self->x = new FT2Font(open_args, hinting_factor)), PyFT2Font_fail(self), -1);
 
+    CALL_CPP("FT2Font->set_kerning_factor", (self->x->set_kerning_factor(kerning_factor)));
+
     Py_INCREF(fname);
     self->fname = fname;