*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1309785 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1309785
I get this too. I was on ubuntu before using gedit and I allways tought that the font rendering problem was an issue with Ubuntu itself, then I switched to Xubuntu and was stuck with mousepad. Used it for a while, didnt notice anything special about the font, I thought I was just used to crappy font rendering. Then I got tired of mousepad and its lack of features and installed gedit, i saw the problem RIGHT AWAY. I tought it was just the font, so I set up the same font as mousepad Droid Sans Mono 11 and opened the same document side by side in both, and OMG i CANNOT stand to look at gedit, it gives me the never ending feeling that I need glasses... I am sorry but whoever decided this was a low priority bug has its priority in the wrong places. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1290697 Title: Font rendering is broken Status in “gedit” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Font rendering in Gedit (version 3.10.4) in Trusty is blurry. Fonts are rendered normally in other programs, such as LibreOffice Writer, Tomboy notes, and various system uses like title bars. See attached image, thanks. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1290697/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp