** Summary changed:
- funky character placement on kubuntu
+ funky character placement when kubuntu-settings-desktop installed
** Description changed:
Funky character placement, letters often mispositioned, jammed into the
adjacent letter on one side and/or far away from the adjacent letter on
the other side, making one word look like two words. And the funky
character placement often shifts around, sometimes spuriously, and
sometimes when interacting, for example when i tick or untick a gmail
conversation, as in the the 2nd and 3rd screenshots. Note how all the
"t"'s move over in "Opportunities", "Youth", "item", and "interest".
The 3 screenshots are all of the same conversation in my gmail inbox.
One screenshot was taken on a Focal Ubuntu install, where the character
placement is fine. The other two screenshots were taken on a Focal
Kubuntu install where the character placement is funky.
Using Chromium (Version 83.0.4103.61 Official Build snap 64-bit), the font
spacing on my gmail inbox is fine, thus i first reported this as
http://github.com/webcompat/web-bugs/issues/53474
They conclude it's not a firefox issue. i still consider it an open
question. i have only a faint memory of having also seen the funky
character placement in kubuntu in some context outside of firefox.
The funky character placement shows up when all 3 of these factors
converge: using kubuntu, using either firefox or firefox nightly, and
viewing either gmail or google voice. Otherwise, eg using chromium on
kubuntu, or firefox on lubuntu, or browsing other sites, character
placement is fine. Within gmail, the funky character placement shows up
when viewing conversation lists or settings pages, but character
placement seems fine when viewing a conversation/message body. Within
google voice, both message lists and message body show funky character
placement.
'Binary search' thru specific situations:
-good running lubuntu-20.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso live.
-good install from lubuntu-20.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso live,
- then startx startlxqt.
- funky running kubuntu-20.04.2.0-desktop-amd64.iso live.
- funky install from kubuntu-20.04.2.0-desktop-amd64.iso,
- then startx startplasma-x11.
- funky install from kubuntu-20.04.2.0-desktop-amd64.iso,
- then apt-get install lubuntu-desktop,
- then startx startlxqt.
- funky install from lubuntu-20.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso,
- then apt-get install kubuntu-desktop,
- then startx startplasma-x11.
+ good running lubuntu-20.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso live.
+ good install from lubuntu-20.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso live,
+ then startx startlxqt.
+ funky running kubuntu-20.04.2.0-desktop-amd64.iso live.
+ funky install from kubuntu-20.04.2.0-desktop-amd64.iso,
+ then startx startplasma-x11.
+ funky install from kubuntu-20.04.2.0-desktop-amd64.iso,
+ then apt-get install lubuntu-desktop,
+ then startx startlxqt.
+ funky install from lubuntu-20.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso,
+ then apt-get install kubuntu-desktop,
+ then startx startplasma-x11.
Continuing with the most recent install above:
-good apt-get --auto-remove purge kubuntu-desktop
+ good apt-get --auto-remove purge kubuntu-desktop
-good apt-get --auto-remove purge gpm+ htop+ xterm+ xzoom+ xl2tpd+
+ good apt-get --auto-remove purge gpm+ htop+ xterm+ xzoom+ xl2tpd+
strongswan-starter+ keepassxc+ libevent-dev+ tigervnc-viewer+ sddm ofono
thunderbird xscreensaver bind9-libs samba-libs unattended-upgrades apt-
xapian-index ubuntu-release-upgrader-core python3-update-manager cups-
common cups-daemon cups-ipp-utils foomatic-filters openprinting-ppds
libpaps0 libcupsimage2
-good apt-get --auto-remove --purge install kate kpat krdc lame
+ good apt-get --auto-remove --purge install kate kpat krdc lame
cryfs elisa encfs kross kamera kmines dolphin ksudoku signond go-mtpfs
gwenview ktorrent libraw19 baloo-kf5 kmahjongg libgeoip1 plasma-nm
kate5-data ksystemlog kio-audiocd thunderbird ffmpegthumbs freerdp2-x11
konversation print-manager geoip-database gstreamer-qapt session-
migration kimageformat-plugins whoopsie-preferences kaccounts-
integration fonts-noto-color-emoji signond signon-ui-x11 signon-ui-
service signon-plugin-password signon-kwallet-extension
- funky apt-get --auto-remove --purge install kubuntu-web-shortcuts
+ funky apt-get --auto-remove --purge install kubuntu-web-shortcuts
kubuntu-settings-desktop kubuntu-wallpapers kubuntu-wallpapers-focal
plasma-workspace-wallpapers
- So that's narrowed down to 5 packages. After installing those 5
- packages, firefox character placement in gmail and google voice goes
- funky.
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