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[Bug 2019906] Re: 24.04 : condensed, bold and black fonts can't be used for interface and title bar

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From: Coeur Noir <2019906@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:49:34 -0000
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Sorry for commenting again, maybe best workaround is installing older
Ubuntu fonts ( taken from 20.04 ) as listed below where ubuntu_initial
are now default in 24.04 and ubuntu are the older ones.

django@ASGARD:~$ ls -la /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu*

/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu:
total 4084
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root   4096 avril 26 04:27 .
drwxr-xr-x 22 root root   4096 avril 26 04:43 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 356980 avril 26 04:27 Ubuntu-BI.ttf
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 333612 avril 26 04:27 Ubuntu-B.ttf
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 350444 avril 26 04:27 Ubuntu-C.ttf
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 409608 avril 26 04:27 Ubuntu-LI.ttf
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 415552 avril 26 04:27 Ubuntu-L.ttf
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 366992 avril 26 04:27 Ubuntu-MI.ttf
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 216208 avril 26 04:27 UbuntuMono-BI.ttf
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 191400 avril 26 04:27 UbuntuMono-B.ttf
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 210216 avril 26 04:27 UbuntuMono-RI.ttf
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 205748 avril 26 04:27 UbuntuMono-R.ttf
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 341324 avril 26 04:27 Ubuntu-M.ttf
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 386440 avril 26 04:27 Ubuntu-RI.ttf
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 353824 avril 26 04:27 Ubuntu-R.ttf
-rw-r--r--  1 root root     36 avril 26 04:27 .uuid

/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu_initial:
total 4256
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 avril 24 12:48  .
drwxr-xr-x 22 root root    4096 avril 26 04:43  ..
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      28 mars  21 21:03  Ubuntu-BI.ttf -> 'Ubuntu-Italic[wdth,wght].ttf'
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      21 mars  21 21:03  Ubuntu-B.ttf -> 'Ubuntu[wdth,wght].ttf'
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      21 mars  21 21:03  Ubuntu-C.ttf -> 'Ubuntu[wdth,wght].ttf'
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  679224 mars  21 21:03 'Ubuntu-Italic[wdth,wght].ttf'
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      28 mars  21 21:03  Ubuntu-LI.ttf -> 'Ubuntu-Italic[wdth,wght].ttf'
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      21 mars  21 21:03  Ubuntu-L.ttf -> 'Ubuntu[wdth,wght].ttf'
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      28 mars  21 21:03  Ubuntu-MI.ttf -> 'Ubuntu-Italic[wdth,wght].ttf'
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      27 mars  21 21:03  UbuntuMono-BI.ttf -> 'UbuntuMono-Italic[wght].ttf'
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      20 mars  21 21:03  UbuntuMono-B.ttf -> 'UbuntuMono[wght].ttf'
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  172196 mars  21 21:03 'UbuntuMono-Italic[wght].ttf'
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      27 mars  21 21:03  UbuntuMono-RI.ttf -> 'UbuntuMono-Italic[wght].ttf'
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      20 mars  21 21:03  UbuntuMono-R.ttf -> 'UbuntuMono[wght].ttf'
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  172232 mars  21 21:03 'UbuntuMono[wght].ttf'
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      21 mars  21 21:03  Ubuntu-M.ttf -> 'Ubuntu[wdth,wght].ttf'
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      28 mars  21 21:03  Ubuntu-RI.ttf -> 'Ubuntu-Italic[wdth,wght].ttf'
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      21 mars  21 21:03  Ubuntu-R.ttf -> 'Ubuntu[wdth,wght].ttf'
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  738444 mars  21 20:56 'UbuntuSans-Italic[wdth,wght].ttf'
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  186356 mars  21 20:56 'UbuntuSansMono-Italic[wght].ttf'
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  230324 mars  21 20:56 'UbuntuSansMono[wght].ttf'
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1080900 mars  21 20:56 'UbuntuSans[wdth,wght].ttf'
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      21 mars  21 21:03  Ubuntu-Th.ttf -> 'Ubuntu[wdth,wght].ttf'
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1072960 mars  21 21:03 'Ubuntu[wdth,wght].ttf'
django@ASGARD:~$ 

The big difference here is the linked variants which suggest a variable
font type and maybe those are the culprits.

Older fonts were one file per variant.

Now if I set [ Ubuntu Condensed, Regular 13 ] as font-name in /org/gnome/desktop/interface/font-name
everything seems to work fine.

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Title:
  24.04 : condensed, bold and black fonts can't be used for interface
  and title bar

Status in budgie-desktop package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in fonts-ubuntu package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in mutter package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Hi,

  fresh lunar lobster installation here,

  from legacy iso image ( ubiquity installer. )

  As I usually do, I tried to change the font for interface, as I much
  prefer « condensed » fonts rather than large, round, regular ones.

  In 20.04 or 22.04 or 22.10 gnome-tweaks allowed to do that.

  Today in 23.04, it only changes font in gnome-shell ( top panel,
  activities and app's views ) but not in other app's, not in the whole
  interface as it used to do.

  In dconf-editor I did not find entries regarding « global » interface
  font.

  Is this intended behavior ?

  Ability to change font type and size is also a matter of
  accessibility.

  For references :
  ⋅ https://askubuntu.com/questions/1468338/23-04-how-change-font-in-interface-gnome-shell-window-title-bar
  ⋅ https://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?id=2079313

  This affects many users.

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