[Documentation-packages] [Bug 2017573] Re: Font hinting broken on 23.04

2023-05-02 Thread Sebastien Bacher
is the issue desktop environment specific? could you try if a GNOME session shows the same problems? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Documentation Packages, which is subscribed to fonts-ubuntu in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2017573 Title: Font hint

[Documentation-packages] [Bug 2017573] Re: Font hinting broken on 23.04

2023-05-02 Thread mrvanes
The fact that I mentioned Ubuntu (Mono) in the original report is a coincidence. As far as I can tell, there is no relation to the updated Ubuntu font, except that it may exacerbate the regression. There are many fonts (I think all, except the mentioned Microsoft fonts like e.g. but not limited

[Documentation-packages] [Bug 2017573] Re: Font hinting broken on 23.04

2023-05-02 Thread Gunnar Hjalmarsson
On 2023-05-02 17:43, Sebastien Bacher wrote: > I'm not a font expert Me neither. > but quoting https://github.com/canonical/Ubuntu-fonts/issues/82 > >> The variable font is unhinted (a standard practice), so you may >> see slightly different results between the new static and variable >> font. >

[Documentation-packages] [Bug 2017573] Re: Font hinting broken on 23.04

2023-05-02 Thread mgiammarco
Regarding rgb I have checked better and, in my screen, it is quite crazy: - kde apps, firefox, chrome, they honour rgb hinting; - kwin window titles, firefox menus, they do NOT honour rgb and render monochrome. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Documentation Packa

[Documentation-packages] [Bug 2017573] Re: Font hinting broken on 23.04

2023-05-02 Thread Sebastien Bacher
I'm not a font expert but quoting https://github.com/canonical/Ubuntu- fonts/issues/82 > The variable font is unhinted (a standard practice), so you may see slightly different results between the new static and variable font. so maybe that explain the difference/not respect of hinting settings wi

[Documentation-packages] [Bug 2017573] Re: Font hinting broken on 23.04

2023-05-02 Thread Gunnar Hjalmarsson
@Sebastien: But yes, it might be related to the new variable font. This shows the result of my test: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/663331455/hinting-test_fonts-ubuntu.png So the new fonts-ubuntu (where hinting does not make a difference) looks rather similar to the old fonts-ubuntu with full hin

[Documentation-packages] [Bug 2017573] Re: Font hinting broken on 23.04

2023-05-02 Thread Gunnar Hjalmarsson
On 2023-05-02 15:33, Sebastien Bacher wrote: > Could have to do with the new variable fonts, you could try to > install the ubuntu-fonts deb from Kinetic and see if it has the same > issue Already did that. The wording of comment #37 was based on such a test, and the issue is not present if you do

[Documentation-packages] [Bug 2017573] Re: Font hinting broken on 23.04

2023-05-02 Thread Sebastien Bacher
Could have to do with the new variable fonts, you could try to install the ubuntu-fonts deb from Kinetic and see if it has the same issue -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Documentation Packages, which is subscribed to fonts-ubuntu in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad