3 files changed, 38 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/tools/uic/cpp/cppwriteinitialization.cpp b/src/tools/uic/cpp/cppwriteinitialization.cpp
index d791f9cb54..30cb9a4d58 100644
--- a/src/tools/uic/cpp/cppwriteinitialization.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/uic/cpp/cppwriteinitialization.cpp
@@ -235,6 +235,13 @@ int FontHandle::compare(const FontHandle &rhs) const
     if (const int src = styleStrategy.compare(rhsStyleStrategy))
         return src;
 
+    const QString hintingPreference = m_domFont->hasElementHintingPreference()
+        ? m_domFont->elementHintingPreference() : QString();
+    const QString rhsHintingPreference = rhs.m_domFont->hasElementHintingPreference()
+        ? rhs.m_domFont->elementHintingPreference() : QString();
+    if (const int src = hintingPreference.compare(rhsHintingPreference))
+        return src;
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1657,6 +1664,11 @@ QString WriteInitialization::writeFontProperties(const DomFont *f)
          m_output << m_indent << fontName << ".setStyleStrategy(QFont"
             << language::qualifier << f->elementStyleStrategy() << ')' << language::eol;
     }
+    if (f->hasElementHintingPreference()) {
+         m_output << m_indent << fontName << ".setHintingPreference(QFont"
+             << language::qualifier << f->elementHintingPreference() << ')' << language::eol;
+    }
+
     return  fontName;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/uic/ui4.cpp b/src/tools/uic/ui4.cpp
index 42ee4fbefa..5c9240a5c9 100644
--- a/src/tools/uic/ui4.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/uic/ui4.cpp
@@ -3121,6 +3121,10 @@ void DomFont::read(QXmlStreamReader &reader)
                 setElementKerning(reader.readElementText() == u"true"_s);
                 continue;
             }
+            if (!tag.compare(u"hintingpreference"_s, Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+                setElementHintingPreference(reader.readElementText());
+                continue;
+            }
             reader.raiseError("Unexpected element "_L1 + tag);
         }
             break;
@@ -3166,6 +3170,9 @@ void DomFont::write(QXmlStreamWriter &writer, const QString &tagName) const
     if (m_children & Kerning)
         writer.writeTextElement(u"kerning"_s, (m_kerning ? u"true"_s : u"false"_s));
 
+    if (m_children & HintingPreference)
+        writer.writeTextElement(u"hintingpreference"_s, m_hintingPreference);
+
     writer.writeEndElement();
 }
 
@@ -3229,6 +3236,12 @@ void DomFont::setElementKerning(bool a)
     m_kerning = a;
 }
 
+void DomFont::setElementHintingPreference(const QString &a)
+{
+    m_children |= HintingPreference;
+    m_hintingPreference = a;
+}
+
 void DomFont::clearElementFamily()
 {
     m_children &= ~Family;
@@ -3279,6 +3292,11 @@ void DomFont::clearElementKerning()
     m_children &= ~Kerning;
 }
 
+void DomFont::clearElementHintingPreference()
+{
+    m_children &= ~HintingPreference;
+}
+
 DomPoint::~DomPoint() = default;
 
 void DomPoint::read(QXmlStreamReader &reader)
diff --git a/src/tools/uic/ui4.h b/src/tools/uic/ui4.h
index 577baa3766..7244d1d59b 100644
--- a/src/tools/uic/ui4.h
+++ b/src/tools/uic/ui4.h
@@ -1645,6 +1645,11 @@ public:
     inline bool hasElementKerning() const { return m_children & Kerning; }
     void clearElementKerning();
 
+    inline QString elementHintingPreference() const { return m_hintingPreference; }
+    void setElementHintingPreference(const QString &a);
+    inline bool hasElementHintingPreference() const { return m_children & HintingPreference; }
+    void clearElementHintingPreference();
+
 private:
 
     // child element data
@@ -1659,6 +1664,7 @@ private:
     bool m_antialiasing = false;
     QString m_styleStrategy;
     bool m_kerning = false;
+    QString m_hintingPreference;
 
     enum Child {
         Family = 1,
@@ -1670,7 +1676,8 @@ private:
         StrikeOut = 64,
         Antialiasing = 128,
         StyleStrategy = 256,
-        Kerning = 512
+        Kerning = 512,
+        HintingPreference = 1024
     };
 };