So this seems from reading the comments to be a bug in fontconfig, which could be workarounded in the Ubuntu font. While LibreOffice shows the buggy behaviour, it needs to be fixed in fontconfig or worked around in the Ubuntu fonts. Is that correct?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1054204 Title: Libreoffice chooses incorrect font weight Status in Ubuntu Font Family: Confirmed Status in “fontconfig” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “ubuntu-font-family-sources” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “fontconfig” source package in Quantal: New Status in “libreoffice” source package in Quantal: Confirmed Status in “ubuntu-font-family-sources” source package in Quantal: Confirmed Bug description: How to fix the problem: See comments on wrong "Ubuntu Light" font family being specified in the information of Ubuntu-M.ttf. You can fix the problem manually by installing fontforge program, going to Open dialog, navigating in it to /usr/share/fonts/truetype /ubuntu-font-family/ and opening Ubuntu-M.ttf. In Element -> Font Info, you can fix the family on the first page, and then export the font with File -> Generate Fonts, selecting the type "TrueType". Save to somewhere in your home folder first, accept the warnings, then in a terminal window / command line type: sudo mv Ubuntu-M.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig Attached to this bug report is also a branch of the Ubuntu packaging that includes this manually modified Ubuntu-M.ttf, since the sources seem not to be editable with free tools. Original description: After installing the Ubuntu Font 0.80-0ubuntu3+console from quantal I have the added "Medium" font weight:- /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/UbuntuMono-B.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/Ubuntu-RI.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/Ubuntu-MI.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/Ubuntu-LI.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/UbuntuMono-RI.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/Ubuntu-M.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/UbuntuMono-BI.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/Ubuntu-B.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/Ubuntu-L.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/Ubuntu-C.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/Ubuntu-BI.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/UbuntuMono-R.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu-font-family/Ubuntu-R.ttf If I install this font and choose "Ubuntu Light" in LibreOffice, it actually picks the "Medium" font weight. If I remove the medium font weight files and restart LibreOffice it chooses the right weight again. It seems related to bug 744812. Screenshots show the issue. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: libreoffice-writer 1:3.6.1~rc2-1ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.22-generic 3.5.4 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Sep 21 17:34:30 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120102) SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-font-family/+bug/1054204/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
