Unity stretches first character

[Samuel Cantrell]

I installed Ubuntu 12.04 beta 2 on my HP dv7-2173cl laptop, and have installed updates available since then. I am noticing an issue where at the top of the screen where the program name is shown, the first character is stretched wide. This also happens in the search box in the Dash. Before I installed the updates, it was also happening on the clock applet in the panel, but I believe that is gone now.

I have an ATI video card, and I believe I am using the FOSS drivers, as I did not install the restricted drivers available.

I have attached a picture showing what exactly I mean circled in red. I think the bug is in Unity, but I am not sure.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.8.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu Apr 12 08:19:48 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI M96 [Mobility Radeon HD 4650] [1002:9480] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3624]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic root=UUID=c2194ce3-b294-45fc-be8c-e4409031ba99 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/31/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.33
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 3624
dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
dmi.board.version: 18.42
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.33:bd08/31/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv7NotebookPC:pvrRev1:rvnQuanta:rn3624:rvr18.42:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: Rev 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.4-0ubuntu3
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2