Thanks for your attempt to fix it. Haven't tried the new patch yet, but before I saw it, I created a new PPA for trying the Arch Linux way: A possible upgrade to fc 2.11.94:
https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj/+archive/ubuntu/fontconfig-test2 Much better result. :) (The below is without the influence of the language-selector .conf files.) $ fc-match -V fontconfig version 2.11.1 $ fc-match -a | grep 'Noto Sans CJK SC' NotoSansCJK.ttc: "Noto Sans CJK SC" "DemiLight" NotoSansCJK.ttc: "Noto Sans CJK SC" "Regular" NotoSansCJK.ttc: "Noto Sans CJK SC" "Medium" NotoSansCJK.ttc: "Noto Sans CJK SC" "Thin" NotoSansCJK.ttc: "Noto Sans CJK SC" "Light" NotoSansCJK.ttc: "Noto Sans CJK SC" "Bold" NotoSansCJK.ttc: "Noto Sans CJK SC" "Black" $ fc-match -V fontconfig version 2.11.94 $ fc-match -a | grep 'Noto Sans CJK SC' NotoSansCJK.ttc: "Noto Sans CJK SC" "Regular" NotoSansCJK.ttc: "Noto Sans CJK SC" "Medium" NotoSansCJK.ttc: "Noto Sans CJK SC" "DemiLight" NotoSansCJK.ttc: "Noto Sans CJK SC" "Light" NotoSansCJK.ttc: "Noto Sans CJK SC" "Thin" NotoSansCJK.ttc: "Noto Sans CJK SC" "Bold" NotoSansCJK.ttc: "Noto Sans CJK SC" "Black" I can't tell if it would be possible to have this accepted for 16.04. It would be very interesting to know if fc 2.11.94 also fixes the Firefox issue, which has been reported at bug #1468027 (see my latest comment there). -- 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: Fix Released 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 (fix released) 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
