[raring] fonts-ipaexfont-gothic makes monospaced Japanese GUI.

Bug #1133234 reported by Fumihito YOSHIDA
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fonts-ipaexfont (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

In raring environemnt, fonts-ipaexfont-gothic(default install) makes monospaced Japanese GUI. It seems fontconfig priority problem. It seems critical for many standard Japanese users.

$ dpkg -l |grep ipaex
ii fonts-ipaexfont-gothic 00103-14ubuntu1 all Japanese OpenType font, IPAexFont (IPAexGothic)
ii fonts-ipaexfont-mincho 00103-14ubuntu1 all Japanese OpenType font, IPAexFont (IPAexMincho)

[actual result]
Some GUI partss's Japanese fonts are rendered with monospace(non-propotional) fonts.

[expected result]
Japanese fonts rendering with propotional fonts at all.

[how to reproduce]
1) install or upgrade raring.
2) set your prefferd language as Japanese
3) re-login.

Root cause:
- This fonts are not suitable for GUI environments.
- IPAex has many Kanji glyphs, but does not include propotional fonts. These Kanji glyphs are especial use. It is *dedicated* for specific purpose, such as printing and some public agency's business.
- Current fontconfig prefferd IPAex(not IPA), that caused with premature loading by alphabetical ordering(see below)

In Japanese fonts, fontconfig's(/etc/fonts/conf.avail/) alphabetical ordering are:
 65-fonts-ipaexfont-gothic.conf <- too early.
 65-fonts-ipaexfont-mincho.conf
 65-fonts-ipafont-gothic.conf
 65-fonts-takao-mincho.conf
 65-fonts-takao-pgothic.conf

Ideal order are:
 65-fonts-ipafont-gothic.conf
 65-fonts-takao-mincho.conf
 65-fonts-takao-pgothic.conf
 66-fonts-ipaexfont-gothic.conf
 66-fonts-ipaexfont-mincho.conf

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: fonts-ipaexfont (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-22.34-generic 3.5.7.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-22-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Feb 26 20:08:38 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-08-02 (573 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: fonts-ipaexfont
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-02-25 (1 days ago)

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Fumihito YOSHIDA (hito) wrote :
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Fumihito YOSHIDA (hito) wrote :

Oooops, absently, s/default install/not default install/.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in fonts-ipaexfont (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Takashi Oshie (oshie) wrote :

I confirmed the same problem on Saucy.

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