While the fonts with correct metrics might be the best option for OpenOffice & printing, they look much worse in small sizes on screen. See the attached image for comparison, both with and without subpixel smoothing. I believe DejaVu should be default, with possible exception of OpenOffice and other DTP applications.
** Attachment added: "Nimbus vs. DejaVu comparison in Firefox" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13959542/hardy_firefox_fonts.png -- Fonts are mapped to ugly fonts (which also causes problems with OOo) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41411 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
