[kde] [Bug 325752] New: Font weights not correctly recognized

[Samuel Sudhof]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=325752

            Bug ID: 325752
           Summary: Font weights not correctly recognized
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: kde
           Version: 4.10.5
          Platform: Kubuntu Packages
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: samuel.sudhof at gmail.com

A certain otf font, called Mercury, is incorrectly recognized. The system
assumes the bold weight to be the normal one, and the normal one to be the
light weight. Programs that do not allow selection of light weight (which is
most of them) will always use the bold font.

The font in question is officially licensed. I cannot attach it, as a license
costs about 200$.

Someone, not me, also tried to use a bootleg copy of this font (also otf),
which worked without problems (but the font did not include special
characters).

The filenames are:
MercuryTextG2-Roman.otf -- recognized as light
MercuryTextG2-Italic.otf
MercuryTextG2-Bold.otf -- recognized as the normal weight
MercuryTextG2-BoldItalic.otf

Is there a way to manually fix this, a config file, maybe? If not, I would like
to request this feature.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Mercury Text G2 in the weights described above using any method
2. Open a program that uses fonts
3. Select Mercury Text G2 as a font
Actual Results:  
Mercury Text G2 always appears bold

Expected Results:  
Mercury Text G2 should appear in any weight: At least roman, bold, italic and
bold-italic

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