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[Bug 744812] Re: FontConfig/Qt stack choke on Ubuntu Medium font meta-data (No medium in Inkscape and too bold in Qt apps)

 

I'm using Ubuntu font family in Debian Sid (Xfce) and I still get this bug when using VLC (that uses Qt).
I'm not a developer, nor a programmer, but after reading the whole report and found where the bug lies, I've managed to fix it copying the method used for the Delicious font in conf.avail/80-delicious.conf and adapting it for the Ubuntu font.

I attached the file to put in /etc/fonts/conf.d/ or in ~/.config/fontconfig/conf.d/ but the code for Ubuntu Medium Italic doesn't work (when Regular Italic is used for interface, Medium Italic is still used in VLC/Qt). Probably it's very easy to someone more experienced than me to fix this patch for correct Medium Italic handling.
After that I have to rebuild the font cache as root (sudo) and as user, or it doesn't work.

Is a possible solution to bring this file (properly fixed) with ubuntu font deb package?
In case it should be placed in /usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/ and symlinked to /etc/fonts/conf.d/


I'm using those libraries versions, if it matters:
Fontconfig ver.: 2.11.0-2
FreeType ver.: 2.5.2-1


** Attachment added: "81-ubuntu.conf"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-font-family/+bug/744812/+attachment/3936351/+files/81-ubuntu.conf

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Title:
  FontConfig/Qt stack choke on Ubuntu Medium font meta-data (No medium
  in Inkscape and too bold in Qt apps)

Status in Fontconfig - Font Configuration Library:
  Fix Released
Status in Linux Libertine:
  Unknown
Status in Ubuntu Font Family:
  Invalid
Status in “fontconfig” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “qt4-x11” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “ubuntu-font-family-sources” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “qt4-x11” source package in Natty:
  Invalid
Status in “ubuntu-font-family-sources” source package in Natty:
  Fix Released
Status in “qt4-x11” source package in Oneiric:
  Invalid
Status in “ubuntu-font-family-sources” source package in Oneiric:
  Fix Released
Status in “qt4-x11” source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in “ubuntu-font-family-sources” source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in “qt4-x11” source package in Quantal:
  Fix Released
Status in “ubuntu-font-family-sources” source package in Quantal:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Kubuntu natty up-to-date]
  Hi,
  Without any change on my system, I noticed some days ago that my default font (ubuntu) changed. Some odd behaviour appeared : ubuntu medium 10 pt was ok but ubuntu medium 11pt was bold (-> in my taskbar clock or in kpackapgekit). In fact, after some play with kcm kubuntu font manager, the ubuntu medium 10pt was wrong, since kcm module shows the true appearance of ubuntu medium, which is quite bold. I swapped to ubunu light font
  SO ! I changed font hinting to light (default in kubuntu seems to be medium) and it seems to have solved bugs.
  Anyway, "ubuntu font" management by KDE seems to be strange, and firefox 4 font rendering is worse (imho) with light hinting (but maybe because of unselected "system default" parameter in fonts kcm).

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