+ // the code below causes crashes, because fontDescriptorWithMatrix is not returning a valid font descriptor
+ // it adds a NSCTFontMatrixAttribute as well which cannot be disposed of correctly by the autorelease pool
+ // so at the moment we have to disable this and cannot synthesize italic fonts if they are not available on the system
+#if 0
+ if ( remainingTraits & NSItalicFontMask )