diff -u freetype-2.4.8/debian/changelog freetype-2.4.8/debian/changelog
--- freetype-2.4.8/debian/changelog
+++ freetype-2.4.8/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+freetype (2.4.8-1ubuntu2) precise; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/patches-freetype/revert_scalable_fonts_metric.patch:
+    - revert commit "Fix metrics on size request for scalable fonts.",
+      it's breaking gtk underlining markups and creating some other 
+      issues as well (lp: #972223)
+
+ -- Sebastien Bacher <seb128@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:42:05 +0200
+
 freetype (2.4.8-1ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low
 
   * SECURITY UPDATE: Denial of service via crafted BDF font (LP: #963283)
diff -u freetype-2.4.8/debian/patches-freetype/series freetype-2.4.8/debian/patches-freetype/series
--- freetype-2.4.8/debian/patches-freetype/series
+++ freetype-2.4.8/debian/patches-freetype/series
@@ -22,0 +23 @@
+revert_scalable_fonts_metric.patch
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- freetype-2.4.8.orig/debian/patches-freetype/revert_scalable_fonts_metric.patch
+++ freetype-2.4.8/debian/patches-freetype/revert_scalable_fonts_metric.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Description: revert commit which creates regressions in gtk
+# Ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/freetype/+bug/972223
+# Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=636776
+--- a/src/truetype/ttdriver.c
++++ b/src/truetype/ttdriver.c
+@@ -246,10 +246,7 @@
+     FT_Request_Metrics( size->face, req );
+ 
+     if ( FT_IS_SCALABLE( size->face ) )
+-    {
+       error = tt_size_reset( ttsize );
+-      ttsize->root.metrics = ttsize->metrics;
+-    }
+ 
+     return error;
+   }