Android 4.2.1 wrong character kerning (spacing)
android, android-4.2-jelly-bean, kerning, user-interface
Solution
Workaround, that I'm currently using:
scalePaint.setTextSize(1.5f);
then, in onDraw method:
canvas.save();
canvas.scale(0.01f, 0.01f);
canvas.drawText(""+i, 0.5f*100, 0.8f*100, scalePaint);
canvas.restore();
As you can see, I'm rescaling back the position of the text, so it's where it's supposed to be.
Problem
When using `Canvas` and `drawText()` method I see a different rendering on Android 4.2.1. Below 4.2: For Android 4.2.1 (Nexux 7) I get: As you can see the text Consumption is very tight. Seems to be a kerning problem introduced in 4.2.1. The Paint used to draw text is nothing special: ``` titlePaint = new Paint(); titlePaint.setAntiAlias(true); titlePaint.setColor(0xffffffff); titlePaint.setTextSize(0.125f); titlePaint.setTypeface(Typeface.defaultFromStyle(Typeface.BOLD)); titlePaint.setTextAlign(Align.CENTER); titlePaint.setLinearText(true); ``` If I don't use `titlePaint.setLinearText(true)` I get a strange result on 4.2.1 as you can see there: Android 4.2 on Nexus 7: canvas.drawText() not working correctly EDIT: This strange behaviour has been reported to the Android team: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=39755 but it's still not a "official" issue. EDIT (2): Some rumors claim that the problem is a textSize < 1.0f...