I fixed it by doing the following: $ sudo rm /etc/fonts/conf.d/10-hinting-slight.conf $ sudo ln -s /etc/fonts/conf.avail/10-hinting-medium.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/ $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig
Qt apps and the like were none the worse for it. -- MASTER - FF 3.5 font hinting does not honour gnome-settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379761 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs