Hi again, Mingye! I think that fontconfig .conf files are effective whether the fonts were installed via .deb packages or in some other way, as long as the font files are placed in a directory which fontconfig looks at. With that said, if it's possible to make fontconfig pick the most sensible default font weight without extra configuration, it's indeed a better way.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to fontconfig in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1556457 Title: [Resolved Upstream] Demilight (OS/2 weight=350) confuses fontconfig Status in Fontconfig: Unknown Status in fontconfig package in Ubuntu: New Status in fontconfig package in Arch Linux: New Bug description: See https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=81453 and bug 1468027. Fontconfig lacks support for many OpenType/TrueType OS/2 font weight values. This causes a bunch of problems, like mixing up Demilight (weight=350) and Regular (weight=400). Although it's possible to write (dirty?) hacks for deb-packed fonts, this still causes problems for otherwise sourced fonts. Archlinux: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/48550 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/fontconfig/+bug/1556457/+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
