[Bug 1714459] Re: Shell font is blurry under Wayland (panels, menus and login screen too)

[PJSingh5000]

Wayland vs Xorg on Ubuntu 17.10.png - Screenshot, zoomed in 1500%,
showing font rendering differences between Wayland and Xorg

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Title:
  Shell font is blurry under Wayland (panels, menus and login screen
  too)

Status in Mutter:
  In Progress
Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in mutter package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in mutter package in Fedora:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  gnome-shell doesn't respect hinting and subpixel order under Wayland.
  Note that the Xorg session has the fix for this.

  Check the referenced bug for screenshots and comparing with the gtk
  renderer of decoration in the wired bugzilla bug.

  More context on the IRC discussion at
  https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2017/09/01/%23ubuntu-desktop.html#t09:01

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