Ginn Chen wrote on 30.09.2009 04:31:
> This is a known issue of cairo library.
> I wish it can be solved soon.
> 
> Bug reports at:
> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=448186
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23539
> 
> === *Workaround*
> =============================================================
> 1) Use "Dejavu" fonts (default) for Firefox, and uncheck "Allow pages to
> choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above." in Firefox
> Preferences -> Content -> Fonts & Colors -> Advanced -> Fonts.
> 
> 2) Add a file in home directory.
> $cat ~/.fonts.conf
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
> <!-- ~/.fonts.conf file to configure system font access -->
> <fontconfig>
>   <!-- Reject bitmap fonts in favour of Truetype, Postscript, etc. -->
>   <selectfont>
>       <rejectfont>
>           <pattern>
>               <patelt name="scalable"><bool>false</bool></patelt>
>           </pattern>
>       </rejectfont>
>   </selectfont>
> </fontconfig>

Thanks, Ginn. "Dejavu" isn't listed within our Firefox installation, so
i couldn't test the first step/suggestion. The fontconfig configuration
works wonders though. I added those lines to /etc/fonts/local.conf and
everyone is happy here now.

Sebastian

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