The README for fonts-liberation2 says:
* This is fonts-liberation v2 packaged in a separate source package.
The binary package is co-installable with fonts-liberation v1
by installing the actual TTF files into a different directory
(i.e. /usr/share/fonts/truetype/liberation2).
Si
Ok, I solved the problem. There were many coincidences playing a role in
this report.
For starters the (real) regression in fonts-ubuntu triggered my
attention, but unlucky testing against Liberation Sans revealed a change
in hinting between fonts-liberation and fonts-liberation2, which wasn't
ins
And this is the perfectly hinted Verdana9 counter example on Ubuntu
23.04 using GNOME desktop.
** Attachment added: "Verdana9hinted_GNOME.png"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fonts-ubuntu/+bug/2017573/+attachment/5670551/+files/Verdana9hinted_GNOME.png
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That was already covered in this issue, but I just unstalled Ubuntu
23.04 in a VM to be sure and here's the screenshot of a failing hinted
Liberation Sans in GNOME.
** Attachment added: "LiberationSans10hinted_GNOME.png"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fonts-ubuntu/+bug/2017573/+atta
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
But the regression took place after upgrading from 22.10. So it keeps
getting weirder and weirder.
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Title:
Font hintin
@mgiammarco I agree it all points to libfreetype, but I compiled
libfreetype 2.13.0 from source and see exactly the same problems (or I
made a mistake replacing the system libs while installing libfreetype?).
Also, downgrading to 22.10 libfreetype package didn't resolve the
problems.
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@gunnarhj What @mgiammarco is trying to explain is that the RGB subpixel
rendering is also broken. RGB subpixel rendering is a way to make
aliased fonts look even smoother by making use of the physical layout of
the panel pixels. By colouring the aliased pixel, they can be positioned
closer to the
@mgiammarco This is what anti-aliased rendering with RGB subpixel
rendering blown up to 600% looks for me. Does this help?
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Ok, I'll do some more testing and investigation myself as well.
Regarding the hinting, that clearly is a matter of taste. I think non-
aliased hinted fonts (8pt or 9pt) on a full HD screen look much better
(crisp and sharp) than aliased fonts at that size. Mind that I do alias
fonts bigger than 15
The very first conclusion was from applied Ubuntu/Ubuntu Mono on restart
of 23.04, the rest was mostly based on previews in the systemsettings
fonts dialog scaled up to 300%, except comment #12, which was Verdana
no-hinting applied.
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I admit I'm also quite at a loss, though the overall feeling is a loss
of functionality (hence the report). For me, hinted Liberation Sans
renders perfect on 22.04 (and 22.10 for what it's worth) but looks
horrible on 23.04, see comment #17. There is no font version difference
on both releases.
An
Downgrading (lib)fontconfig* to 2.13 doesn't help as well. I'm running
out of ideas.
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Font hinting broken on Pl
Neither downgrading freetype to 2.12.1 dfsg-3 nor upgrading to self
compiled 2.13 resolves the problem. Back to the drawing board.
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I know Ubuntu font underwent changes in 23.04 but comment #17 was
explicitly added to discharge any suspicion towards that change. It's
NOT only Ubuntu font that hints incorrectly when hinting is enabled. All
fonts that looked great in 22.04 are now horribly rendered in 23.04,
like e.g. Liberation
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