I am using Ubuntu 14.04, and I got problems with the fonts after installing Kubuntu desktop. For example
<html> <body> <p>
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</p> <p>
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</p> </body>
</html>gives the following screenshot in Chromium browser:
whereas in Firefox, I get:
It seems like Chromium browser chooses some other font than DejaVu Sans as the default Sans-Serif font. I wonder why, and how to make it choose DejaVu Sans instead.
Also:
$ fc-match sans-serifgives:
DejaVuSans.ttf: "DejaVu Sans" "Book" 2 1 Answer
I think I found the problem.. It seems like all the default font settings in Chromium got reset when installing Kubuntu desktop. In Settings->Web Content->Customize fonts.. all fonts was set to Abyssinica SIL..
The fonts quality improved by selecting DejaVu font instead:
Example after changing:
Still, the quality could be improved by installing Microsoft TrueType core fonts:
sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installerAnd then changing the default font settings again to Times New Roman and Arial:
Example of same page after final change: