** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete = Confirmed
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Yes, the same problem is still in effect as of Firefox 20.0 on all of my
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS systems including a clean install.
The problem and a successful workaround are described well here:
http://keramida.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/dejavu-condensed-as-default/
From reading other bug reports and
Does this bug still exist in newer Firefox versions?
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed = Incomplete
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firefox does
There is a very simple work-around at least. Add the following line to the file
~/.mozilla/firefox/profiledir/chrome/userChrome.css:
* { font-family: dejavu sans condensed; }
Unfortunately it doesn't fix the font in the yellow tooltips in the UI (e.g.
hover over the toolbar buttons), but that's
This bug still exists in Ubuntu 9.04 and is so annoying. It ruins visual
consistency of the desktop.
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too bad this bug is still unsolved.
the truth is, it's a generic problem with how XUL handles fonts.
it strips off font style (and other parameters), and uses default .ttf file of
the family (which is Book in case of DejaVu Sans).
it is the same in case of Lucida Grande font, which consists of 2
I've changed the bug description to more accurately describe what is
going on.
** Summary changed:
- firefox GUI fonts don't match system fonts
+ firefox does not recognize some font styles
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: firefox
- Firefox doesn't respect system font
