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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Fonts ARGH!!! Qt ARGH!! Trolls ARGH!!
From:       James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj () acm ! org>
Date:       2003-08-09 18:08:30
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Waldo Bastian wrote:
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> On Saturday 09 August 2003 10:20, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
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>>HELLO Trolls (the Qt kind of Trolls):
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> Shouting doesn't help. To communicate with the Qt kind of Trolls about bugs in 
> Qt you have to mail qt-bugs@trolltech.com
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> Make sure you explain the problem fully ( they are unlikely to dig their way 
> through several mailinglists threads).  
> 
> To improve responsiveness:
> * Provide an example of the incorrect behavior based on one of the Qt 
> examples.
> * Include a proof-of-concept patch that solves the problem. Don't expect them 
> to include that patch as-is but it will help focus their attention.

Note: I keep forgetting that humor doesn't always translate.

"ARGH!!" is from the Peanuts comic strip.  It is what Charlie Brown says 
when things are a bit too much for him.

"HELLO" is an Americanism that doesn't translate too well.  Perhaps 
something like: "what are/were you thinking (about this).

Yes, I sent them a bug report with four fonts as examples of what happens 
-- an HTML made with the Qt rich text editor example program and the 
PostScript file from printing it to a file.

Should I expect a reply to the bug report.

Then for proof of concept patch -- an experimental patch for Linux only.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how this could best be accomplished?

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JRT

 
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