Font rendering not well in exported png file

inook · May 5, 2020, 5:36am

I tried to export project timeline as png but the timeline font looks not well. Could you give me any suggestion please?

Here is application setting

Here is the version:
GanttProject 2.8.11 build 2396
MacOS Mojave 10.14.6

Thanks

DmitryBarashev · May 5, 2020, 8:25pm

Did you try using other fonts as “base chart font”?

inook · May 6, 2020, 4:44am

Yes, I had tried Helveidca, Lucida Grande and Dialog.

inook · May 6, 2020, 4:52am

Dialog as base chart font

and this is the exported png after using Dialog as base chart font.

Helvetica as base chart font

and the png after using Helvetica.

twa · May 7, 2020, 4:56am

I have the same issue here with multiple other fonts.

GanttProject 2.8.11 build 2396
MacOS Mojave 10.12.6

Regards,
Tobias

(@inook: Thanks for posting this, it was on my to do list …)

DmitryBarashev · May 7, 2020, 5:26pm

I have filed a new issue: https://github.com/bardsoftware/ganttproject/issues/1736
Thanks for reporting!

inook · May 8, 2020, 5:38am

Thank you. And thanks for developing GanttProject.

twa · May 18, 2020, 3:10pm

Thanks for your quick bugfixing. I just upgraded to MacOS 10.15.4 (Catalina) and font rendering went from hmm to urgh!!

Is it possible for me to upgrade, when you haven’t released a stable version until now?

Thanks, Tobias

DmitryBarashev · May 20, 2020, 1:35am

One good option is to start using beta version of GanttProject 3.0.
It includes all bugfixes from 2.8.X, file format in GP 3.0 is compatible with GP 2.8.X (well, actually just the same), and the major changes were in GP Cloud integration, while all existing features have not been changed, so it must be pretty stable.

You can download packages for all supported platforms from this Dropbox folder: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ijzr7s7ozxqexls/AADlRUGq667XQjEK8j4StEp2a?dl=0

GanttProject.app for macOS is signed, notarized, comes with bundled Java Runtime, everything exactly as in the latest 2.8.11.

twa · May 20, 2020, 4:04am

Thanks, Dmitry, for your suggestion. I’ll give this a try!

Since I’m pretty much in love with the current file format – it’s very understandable and easy to build or to edit outside GanttProject –: Please don’t change it in a way, that would decrease the mentioned characteristics.

BTW: In the dropbox folder currently the latest version is 2.99-r2903.

twa · May 20, 2020, 4:11am

I installed 2.99 and font rendering is perfect! Thank you very much!! Nice new icon BTW!