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[Olivier Tilloy <olivier.tilloy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Aside from the chromium upstream bug
(https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=627143), I'm not
seeing any issue with the rendering of Ubuntu Light:

 - libreoffice renders text correctly when using the Ubuntu font and setting the character style to light
 - firefox and epiphany (web) render Iain's test page (comment #14) as expected

I have tested on disco (19.04) and eoan (19.10).

I have a limited understanding of how fonts work, but the chromium issue
doesn't appear to be caused by font metadata, rather by an incorrect
implementation of the W3C spec.

@Harry, are there other problems with the rendering of Ubuntu Light?

** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: Olivier Tilloy (osomon) => (unassigned)

** Changed in: fonts-ubuntu (Ubuntu)
       Status: In Progress => Incomplete

** Changed in: hundredpapercuts
       Status: In Progress => Incomplete

** Changed in: ubuntu-font-family
       Status: In Progress => Incomplete

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1512111

Title:
  "Ubuntu Light" font has heavier weight than "Ubuntu"

Status in One Hundred Papercuts:
  Incomplete
Status in Ubuntu Font Family:
  Incomplete
Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in fonts-ubuntu package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  After upgrading from Vivid to Wily, pages using the "Ubuntu light" font actually renders with a weight heavier than the regular one in web pages.
  This happens with Chrome/Chromium and also the Ubuntu browser.

  After manually reinstalling the 0.80-0ubuntu6 version from Vivid (in
  place of 0.83-0ubuntu1), the issue is fixed.

  See the attached screenshot showing the result seen browing
  https://www.google.com/fonts#UsePlace:use/Collection:Ubuntu

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: ttf-ubuntu-font-family 0.83-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-17.21-generic 4.2.3
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sun Nov  1 17:55:19 2015
  Dependencies:

  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-14 (382 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140923)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-font-family-sources
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-31 (0 days ago)

  IMPACT: Ubuntu Light font renders incorrectly for all 15.10 users
  which impacts the usability and visual design.

  The new version of font package (0.831) corrects the relationship
  between Light and Medium weight to follow the commonly used naming
  standards:

  Ubuntu Light	Light	Light Italic		
  Ubuntu	Regular	Italic	Bold	Bold Italic
  Ubuntu Medium	Medium	Medium Italic		
  Ubuntu Condensed	Regular			
  Ubuntu Mono	Regular	Italic	Bold	Bold Italic

  TEST CASE: in 15.10, go to
  https://www.google.com/fonts#UsePlace:use/Collection:Ubuntu

  If the Light weight renders heavier than Normal weight, the bug is in
  place

  REGRESSION POTENTIAL

  0.831 was tested by manually running in 15.10 and no regression was
  noticed, while the bug was fixed. The potential for regression is
  small.

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