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[Xolotl Loki <xoloki@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xorg

After a recent update to Karmic (sometime in the last week or so), I
began noticing a strange font issue in all gtk+ applications.  Certain
characters would appear smaller and in a different face than others,
causing unpleasant layout shifts as the UI coped with the changing size
requests.

I first noticed this in the unbuntu updater, then in firefox and
thunderbird, and finally it began cropping up in all applications.
After installing binary dists of firefox and thunderbird into my home
directory (not using dpkg), those no longer showed the issue.

I'm attaching screenshots from mousepad and it's font dialog, both of
which are showing the problem right now.  The problems persists even
when changing fonts manually; some of the characters will still be drawn
small any serifed.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jan 25 08:30:36 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=9c2b0960-e963-4908-a460-e8e6302fd710 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2.1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: xorg
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 06/11/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1204
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M4A78-E
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1204:bd06/11/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4A78-E:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 architecture:       x86_64kernel:             2.6.31-17-generic

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug

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inconsistent height and style of fonts in all applications after update
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512399
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