Public bug reported: After upgrading from Vivid to Wily, pages using the "Ubuntu light" font actually renders with a weight heavier than the regular one in web pages. This happens with Chrome/Chromium and also the Ubuntu browser.
After manually reinstalling the 0.80-0ubuntu6 version from Vivid (in place of 0.83-0ubuntu1), the issue is fixed. See the attached screenshot showing the result seen browing https://www.google.com/fonts#UsePlace:use/Collection:Ubuntu ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: ttf-ubuntu-font-family 0.83-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-17.21-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Nov 1 17:55:19 2015 Dependencies: InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-14 (382 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140923) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ubuntu-font-family-sources UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-31 (0 days ago) ** Affects: ubuntu-font-family-sources (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug wily ** Attachment added: "ubuntu-font.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1512111/+attachment/4510429/+files/ubuntu-font.png ** Description changed: - After upgrading from Vivid to Wily, pages using the "Ubuntu light" font actually display a weight heavier than the regular one. + After upgrading from Vivid to Wily, pages using the "Ubuntu light" font actually renders with a weight heavier than the regular one in web pages. This happens with Chrome/Chromium and also the Ubuntu browser. After manually reinstalling the 0.80-0ubuntu6 version from Vivid (in place of 0.83-0ubuntu1), the issue is fixed. See the attached screenshot showing the result seen browing https://www.google.com/fonts#UsePlace:use/Collection:Ubuntu ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: ttf-ubuntu-font-family 0.83-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-17.21-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Nov 1 17:55:19 2015 Dependencies: - + InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-14 (382 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140923) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ubuntu-font-family-sources UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-31 (0 days ago) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-font-family-sources in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1512111 Title: "Ubuntu Light" font has heavier weight than "Ubuntu" Status in ubuntu-font-family-sources package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: After upgrading from Vivid to Wily, pages using the "Ubuntu light" font actually renders with a weight heavier than the regular one in web pages. This happens with Chrome/Chromium and also the Ubuntu browser. After manually reinstalling the 0.80-0ubuntu6 version from Vivid (in place of 0.83-0ubuntu1), the issue is fixed. See the attached screenshot showing the result seen browing https://www.google.com/fonts#UsePlace:use/Collection:Ubuntu ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: ttf-ubuntu-font-family 0.83-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-17.21-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Nov 1 17:55:19 2015 Dependencies: InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-14 (382 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140923) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ubuntu-font-family-sources UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-31 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-font-family-sources/+bug/1512111/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
