Bug 548752

Summary:	fontconfig-2.11.93 mauls monospace font
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Jason A. Donenfeld <zx2c4>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Fonts Team <fonts>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Jason A. Donenfeld gentoo-dev

2015-05-06 09:45:43 UTC

Previously fontconfig did the right thing with regards to the monospace font. With the addition of "fontconfig-2.11.93-latin-update.patch", things are reordered in a completely unacceptable way, that should have received community review and feedback before such an invasive change. This change destroys several qualities of KDE's Konsole and should be reverted immediately.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Ben de Groot (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2015-05-06 10:06:38 UTC

We have patched 60-latin.conf for a long time, tho with the recent version bump a new patched needed to be rolled. So I took the opportunity to promote liberation-fonts to default over dejavu, as that is now our recommendation. 

** But this is just a default. **

If you don't like it, then override it with your own preferences. This can easily be done in KDE's settings, or by adding your own local.conf and disabling 60-latin.conf.