I made an attempt to address this bug via another package. The language- selector-common package installs /etc/fonts/conf.avail/64-language- selector-prefer.conf, and I added "Lohit Devanagari" (installed by default) to that file.
https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-desktop/ubuntu/+source/language- selector/commit/?id=0496ecdc It has not been uploaded yet, and it would be great if you could confirm that the change fixes the issue in this bug. ** Also affects: language-selector (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: language-selector (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: language-selector (Ubuntu) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: language-selector (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to fontconfig in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1800965 Title: Browsers don't display Devanagari script correctly Status in fontconfig package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in language-selector package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: In the file /etc/fonts/conf.avail/65-nonlatin.conf the "Raghindi" font family is specified for devanagari script in Serif and Sans-serif style while "Lohit Hindi" in monospace. On the other hand, the Raghindi font is not installed by default. Because of this, the web browsers including Chrome and Firefox don't display the script correctly. A lot of people struggle to correct it by manually changing the settings in the browsers and partially succeed. The problem can be completely solved by replacing "Raghindi" in /etc/fonts/conf.avail/65-nonlatin.conf with "Lohit Hindi" or any other pre-installed font. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: fontconfig-config 2.13.0-5ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Nov 1 07:38:12 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-10-22 (9 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: fontconfig UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.fonts.conf.avail.65-nonlatin.conf: 2018-10-26T14:54:05.700607 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/+bug/1800965/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
