Bug#1105028: freecad: clipped text in dimensions in TechDraw

[Tobias Frost]

Control: tags -1 upstream

On Sat, 10 May 2025 10:11:42 +0200 Hans <unconventional at t-online.de>
wrote:
> Package: freecad
> Version: 1.0.0+dfsg-6
> Severity: normal
> X-Debbugs-Cc: tobi at debian.org, unconventional at t-online.de
> 
> Dear Maintainers,
> 
> Text in dimensions in TechDraw is clipped and slightly offset.
> 
> I fixed it by using original osifont-lgpl3fe.ttf (GNU GPL licence)
from
>
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/blob/main/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Resources/fonts/
> in /usr/share/freecad/Mod/TechDraw/Resources/fonts 
> instead of the provided link
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     49 Mar 23 17:50 osifont-lgpl3fe.ttf ->
../../../../../fonts/truetype/osifont/osifont.ttf

This seems to be a issue with FreeCAD, as I can reproduce the clipping
also with other Fonts, for example, if I set the Font to "Noto Serif
Devanagari" (just randomly chosen, others triggers that too9, the
clipping also occurs.)

Test File used: 
https://github.com/FreeCAD/Examples/blob/master/Basic_TechDraw_Tutorial_Example_Files/Basic_TechDraw_Tutorial.fcstd?raw=true

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tobi