[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 36840] New: SVG @font-face breaks text-overflow: ellipsis

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36840

           Summary: SVG @font-face breaks text-overflow: ellipsis
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.6
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: CSS
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: webkit at filter.micheljansen.org


Created an attachment (id=52064)
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Screenshot + reduced testcase

First of all: this is my first bug report here, and I am not sure if I have
selected the right component etc. Please let me know if additional information
is needed.

The bug is quite easy to reproduce: define a custom @font-face using an SVG
font and apply it to a field that also has the CSS text-overflow property set
to "ellipsis". If overflow indeed happens, and the ellipsis are drawn, they
seem to replace the text rather than append to it.

For desktop browsers based on webkit, a workaround is to use TTF fonts in the
@font-face definition, but this issue quite severely affects the iPhone where
SVG is the only way to supply web fonts.

I've attached a ZIP file containing a minimal test case and a screenshot.

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