I reported this issue to LibreOffice upstream and further tracked it down. https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=105159
As it turned out, I could solve it by installing a font-package and clearing the font cache (documented in my upstream bug report). As it turned out, this is not an issue at all. Not in LibreOffice and not in ubuntu. The only thing is that it happened after upgrading from 14.04 to 16.04. So maybe the update process could be slightly improved. At least a fresh install of ubuntu 16.04 behaves correct out-of-the-box. ** Bug watch added: Document Foundation Bugzilla #105159 https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=105159 ** Changed in: xfonts-base (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xfonts-base in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1604182 Title: Some Arial characters have serifes in 16.04 Status in xfonts-base package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Some of Arial's special characters are rendered with serifes in 16.04, as shown in this image attached In 14.04, the characters in the circles did not have serifes and were rendered like normal Arial characters (with a circle around). I also attached an image which was rendered with Arial in 14.04, looking much more like Arial. At any time, I had package ttf-mscorefonts-installer installed. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xfonts-base 1:1.0.4+nmu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:Unity Date: Tue Jul 19 00:56:46 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-29 (597 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: xfonts-base UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-06-15 (33 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfonts-base/+bug/1604182/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
