Comments on: Annoying Firefox Bug http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/ Random stuff Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:53:32 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: max http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-128 max Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/#comment-128 Yes I have the same thing on Debian. Yes I have the same thing on Debian.

]]> By: niall http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-129 niall Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/#comment-129 I've seen it on OS-X as well I’ve seen it on OS-X as well

]]> By: obi http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-130 obi Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/#comment-130 Same thing on Debian with Epiphany here. Same thing on Debian with Epiphany here.

]]> By: Henrik http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Henrik Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/#comment-131 I see this on FreeBSD too. I see this on FreeBSD too.

]]> By: Simos http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Simos Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/#comment-132 Ubuntu Dapper (current updates) has DejaVu 2.3.<br/>There is a bug (probably) in Pango that causes these issues. DejaVu 2.4.1+ has a workaround to get to work.<br/>If you have the time, you can try to install 2.4.1 to try out. There is a process to update DejaVu as found in Dapper to get this issue solved.<br/>See<br/><a href="https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/">https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/</a>+source/ttf-dejavu/+bug/35470<br/><a href="https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/">https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/</a>+source/ttf-dejavu/+bug/37565 Ubuntu Dapper (current updates) has DejaVu 2.3.
There is a bug (probably) in Pango that causes these issues. DejaVu 2.4.1+ has a workaround to get to work.
If you have the time, you can try to install 2.4.1 to try out. There is a process to update DejaVu as found in Dapper to get this issue solved.
See
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/ttf-dejavu/+bug/35470
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/ttf-dejavu/+bug/37565

]]> By: James Henstridge http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-133 James Henstridge Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/#comment-133 Simos: I don't think that bug is related.<p/>I grabbed version 2.4.1 of DejaVu Sans and put it in my ~/.fonts folder, restarted firefox and verified that it was using the new version of the font by looking in /proc/$pid/maps. The problem persisted.<p/>If it was a bug in the font, I'd expect it to be visible in other applications and not just with justified text. Simos: I don’t think that bug is related.

I grabbed version 2.4.1 of DejaVu Sans and put it in my ~/.fonts folder, restarted firefox and verified that it was using the new version of the font by looking in /proc/$pid/maps. The problem persisted.

If it was a bug in the font, I’d expect it to be visible in other applications and not just with justified text.

]]> By: Ralph Aichinger http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Ralph Aichinger Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/#comment-134 Yes, same here in Debian unstable, see:<br/><a href="http://www.pangea.at/%7eralph/fil-kerningbug.png">http://www.pangea.at/%7eralph/fil-kerningbug.png</a> Yes, same here in Debian unstable, see:
http://www.pangea.at/%7eralph/fil-kerningbug.png

]]> By: Gregor http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Gregor Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/#comment-135 I have the same problem, Dapper Flight 6. Sorry, am no developer so I don't know what else information you need. I have the same problem, Dapper Flight 6. Sorry, am no developer so I don’t know what else information you need.

]]> By: Reinout van Schouwen http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Reinout van Schouwen Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/#comment-136 Epiphany/Firefox and Yelp on Mandriva had a very similar problem that was solved when Firefox was no longer built with pango enabled. Epiphany/Firefox and Yelp on Mandriva had a very similar problem that was solved when Firefox was no longer built with pango enabled.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Anonymous Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2006/04/03/annoying-firefox-bug/#comment-137 I have the same problem (albiet much less frequently - I use a different font altogether) on Gentoo, with Firefox compiled from source. I'm pretty sure it's not a packaging bug. I have the same problem (albiet much less frequently – I use a different font altogether) on Gentoo, with Firefox compiled from source. I’m pretty sure it’s not a packaging bug.

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