Activity log for bug #1874842

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2020-04-24 15:40:29 Juozas Pocius bug added bug
2020-04-24 16:21:44 Olivier Tilloy firefox (Ubuntu): status New Incomplete
2020-04-24 17:33:12 Juozas Pocius attachment added Github layout (broken labels) https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1874842/+attachment/5359676/+files/Screenshot_2020-04-24%20minetest%20minetest.png
2020-04-24 17:34:40 Juozas Pocius attachment added Facebook layout (broken text inputs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1874842/+attachment/5359677/+files/Screenshot_2020-04-24%20%E2%80%9EFacebook%E2%80%9C%20%E2%80%93%20prisijunkite%20arba%20u%C5%BEsiregistruokite.png
2020-04-25 18:30:48 Juozas Pocius description Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS upgraded from 18.04 LTS, Firefox 75.0 (75.0+build3-0ubuntu1, amd64) When viewing some sites such as facebook or github the fonts are not being displayed correctly. Other system fonts are used instead. The expected result would be to have fonts displayed correctly w/o unneded system file modification if possible. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: firefox 75.0+build3-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 BuildID: 20200403170909 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Apr 24 18:29:17 2020 DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfilePrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 DefaultProfilePrefSources: prefs.js DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile1Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile1PrefSources: prefs.js Profile1Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile2Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile2PrefSources: prefs.js Profile2Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile3Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile3PrefSources: prefs.js Profile3Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile4Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so (adobe-flashplugin) Profile4PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile4PrefSources: prefs.js Profile4Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile5Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile5PrefSources: prefs.js Profile5Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile6Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile6PrefSources: prefs.js Profile6Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile7Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile7PrefSources: prefs.js Profile7Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile8Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile8PrefSources: prefs.js Profile8Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-24 (0 days ago) The problem: When viewing some sites such as Facebook or GitHub some fonts such as Nimbus Sans substituting Helvetica are not being displayed correctly. There would be gap below the text including the affected font, while using the original font should be no such gap. If the affected font were included in font family and sans-serif were one of the next, it would be marked no matter if fonts before it would be installed and working correctly. The expected result: The pages with currently affected fonts would be displayed correctly, substituted fonts not being distorted and/or alternative font package(s) were available to replace such fonts. --- Workaround for bad substitute for Helvetica: Create chrome/userContent.css if not exist & add css from below to replace Helvetica with Noto sans. Restart the browser for changes to take effect. @font-face { font-family: Helvetica; src: local('Noto Sans Regular'); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: Helvetica; src: local('Noto Sans Italic'); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; } @font-face { font-family: Helvetica; src: local('Noto Sans Bold'); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: Helvetica; src: local('Noto Sans Bold Italic'); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } Test on any page that includes the Helvetica font Tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS upgraded from 18.04 LTS, Firefox 75.0 (75.0+build3-0ubuntu1, amd64), also tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS Live DVD, same results --- ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: firefox 75.0+build3-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 BuildID: 20200403170909 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Apr 24 18:29:17 2020 DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfilePrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 DefaultProfilePrefSources: prefs.js DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile1Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile1PrefSources: prefs.js Profile1Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile2Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile2PrefSources: prefs.js Profile2Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile3Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile3PrefSources: prefs.js Profile3Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile4Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so (adobe-flashplugin) Profile4PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile4PrefSources: prefs.js Profile4Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile5Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile5PrefSources: prefs.js Profile5Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile6Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile6PrefSources: prefs.js Profile6Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile7Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile7PrefSources: prefs.js Profile7Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile8Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile8PrefSources: prefs.js Profile8Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-24 (0 days ago)
2020-04-25 18:33:11 Juozas Pocius description The problem: When viewing some sites such as Facebook or GitHub some fonts such as Nimbus Sans substituting Helvetica are not being displayed correctly. There would be gap below the text including the affected font, while using the original font should be no such gap. If the affected font were included in font family and sans-serif were one of the next, it would be marked no matter if fonts before it would be installed and working correctly. The expected result: The pages with currently affected fonts would be displayed correctly, substituted fonts not being distorted and/or alternative font package(s) were available to replace such fonts. --- Workaround for bad substitute for Helvetica: Create chrome/userContent.css if not exist & add css from below to replace Helvetica with Noto sans. Restart the browser for changes to take effect. @font-face { font-family: Helvetica; src: local('Noto Sans Regular'); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: Helvetica; src: local('Noto Sans Italic'); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; } @font-face { font-family: Helvetica; src: local('Noto Sans Bold'); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: Helvetica; src: local('Noto Sans Bold Italic'); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } Test on any page that includes the Helvetica font Tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS upgraded from 18.04 LTS, Firefox 75.0 (75.0+build3-0ubuntu1, amd64), also tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS Live DVD, same results --- ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: firefox 75.0+build3-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 BuildID: 20200403170909 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Apr 24 18:29:17 2020 DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfilePrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 DefaultProfilePrefSources: prefs.js DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile1Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile1PrefSources: prefs.js Profile1Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile2Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile2PrefSources: prefs.js Profile2Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile3Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile3PrefSources: prefs.js Profile3Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile4Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so (adobe-flashplugin) Profile4PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile4PrefSources: prefs.js Profile4Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile5Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile5PrefSources: prefs.js Profile5Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile6Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile6PrefSources: prefs.js Profile6Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile7Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile7PrefSources: prefs.js Profile7Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile8Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile8PrefSources: prefs.js Profile8Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-24 (0 days ago) The problem: When viewing some sites such as Facebook or GitHub some fonts such as Nimbus Sans from fonts-urw-base35 package substituting Helvetica are not being displayed correctly. There would be gap below the text including the affected font, while using the original font should be no such gap. If the affected font were included in font family and sans-serif were one of the next, it would be marked no matter if fonts before it would be installed and working correctly. The expected result: The pages with currently affected fonts would be displayed correctly, substituted fonts not being distorted and/or alternative font package(s) were available to replace such fonts. --- Workaround for bad substitute for Helvetica: Create chrome/userContent.css if not exist & add css from below to replace Helvetica with Noto sans. Restart the browser for changes to take effect. @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Regular');  font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Italic');  font-weight: normal;  font-style: italic; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Bold');  font-weight: bold;  font-style: normal; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Bold Italic');  font-weight: bold;  font-style: italic; } Test on any page that includes the Helvetica font Tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS upgraded from 18.04 LTS, Firefox 75.0 (75.0+build3-0ubuntu1, amd64), also tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS Live DVD, same results --- ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: firefox 75.0+build3-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 BuildID: 20200403170909 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Apr 24 18:29:17 2020 DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfilePrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 DefaultProfilePrefSources: prefs.js DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile1Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile1PrefSources: prefs.js Profile1Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile2Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile2PrefSources: prefs.js Profile2Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile3Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile3PrefSources: prefs.js Profile3Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile4Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so (adobe-flashplugin) Profile4PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile4PrefSources: prefs.js Profile4Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile5Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile5PrefSources: prefs.js Profile5Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile6Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile6PrefSources: prefs.js Profile6Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile7Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile7PrefSources: prefs.js Profile7Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile8Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile8PrefSources: prefs.js Profile8Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-24 (0 days ago)
2020-04-25 18:38:54 Juozas Pocius bug task added fonts-urw-base35 (Ubuntu)
2020-04-25 18:40:18 Juozas Pocius description The problem: When viewing some sites such as Facebook or GitHub some fonts such as Nimbus Sans from fonts-urw-base35 package substituting Helvetica are not being displayed correctly. There would be gap below the text including the affected font, while using the original font should be no such gap. If the affected font were included in font family and sans-serif were one of the next, it would be marked no matter if fonts before it would be installed and working correctly. The expected result: The pages with currently affected fonts would be displayed correctly, substituted fonts not being distorted and/or alternative font package(s) were available to replace such fonts. --- Workaround for bad substitute for Helvetica: Create chrome/userContent.css if not exist & add css from below to replace Helvetica with Noto sans. Restart the browser for changes to take effect. @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Regular');  font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Italic');  font-weight: normal;  font-style: italic; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Bold');  font-weight: bold;  font-style: normal; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Bold Italic');  font-weight: bold;  font-style: italic; } Test on any page that includes the Helvetica font Tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS upgraded from 18.04 LTS, Firefox 75.0 (75.0+build3-0ubuntu1, amd64), also tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS Live DVD, same results --- ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: firefox 75.0+build3-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 BuildID: 20200403170909 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Apr 24 18:29:17 2020 DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfilePrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 DefaultProfilePrefSources: prefs.js DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile1Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile1PrefSources: prefs.js Profile1Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile2Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile2PrefSources: prefs.js Profile2Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile3Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile3PrefSources: prefs.js Profile3Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile4Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so (adobe-flashplugin) Profile4PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile4PrefSources: prefs.js Profile4Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile5Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile5PrefSources: prefs.js Profile5Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile6Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile6PrefSources: prefs.js Profile6Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile7Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile7PrefSources: prefs.js Profile7Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile8Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile8PrefSources: prefs.js Profile8Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-24 (0 days ago) The problem: When using Mozilla Firefox 75.0 on Xubuntu 20.04 to view some sites such as Facebook or GitHub some fonts such as Nimbus Sans from fonts-urw-base35 package substituting Helvetica are not being displayed correctly. There would be gap below the text including the affected font, while using the original font should be no such gap. If the affected font were included in font family and sans-serif were one of the next, it would be marked no matter if fonts before it would be installed and working correctly. The expected result: The pages with currently affected fonts would be displayed correctly, substituted fonts not being distorted and/or alternative font package(s) were available to replace such fonts. --- Workaround for bad substitute for Helvetica: Create chrome/userContent.css if not exist & add css from below to replace Helvetica with Noto sans. Restart the browser for changes to take effect. @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Regular');  font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Italic');  font-weight: normal;  font-style: italic; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Bold');  font-weight: bold;  font-style: normal; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Bold Italic');  font-weight: bold;  font-style: italic; } Test on any page that includes the Helvetica font Tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS upgraded from 18.04 LTS, Firefox 75.0 (75.0+build3-0ubuntu1, amd64), also tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS Live DVD, same results --- ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: firefox 75.0+build3-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 BuildID: 20200403170909 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Apr 24 18:29:17 2020 DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfilePrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 DefaultProfilePrefSources: prefs.js DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile1Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile1PrefSources: prefs.js Profile1Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile2Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile2PrefSources: prefs.js Profile2Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile3Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile3PrefSources: prefs.js Profile3Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile4Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so (adobe-flashplugin) Profile4PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile4PrefSources: prefs.js Profile4Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile5Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile5PrefSources: prefs.js Profile5Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile6Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile6PrefSources: prefs.js Profile6Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile7Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile7PrefSources: prefs.js Profile7Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile8Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile8PrefSources: prefs.js Profile8Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-24 (0 days ago)
2020-04-25 18:42:15 Juozas Pocius bug task added msttcorefonts (Ubuntu)
2020-04-25 18:42:52 Juozas Pocius bug task deleted msttcorefonts (Ubuntu)
2020-04-25 18:50:31 Juozas Pocius summary Fonts installed using msttfcorefonts package (ttf-mscorefonts-installer) are not detected by some sites Nimbus Sans font from fonts-urw-base35 package substituting Helvetica is not being displayed correctly while using Mozilla Firefox
2020-04-25 18:50:54 Juozas Pocius summary Nimbus Sans font from fonts-urw-base35 package substituting Helvetica is not being displayed correctly while using Mozilla Firefox Nimbus Sans font (from fonts-urw-base35 package) substituting Helvetica is not being displayed correctly while using Mozilla Firefox
2020-04-25 18:51:07 Juozas Pocius summary Nimbus Sans font (from fonts-urw-base35 package) substituting Helvetica is not being displayed correctly while using Mozilla Firefox Nimbus Sans font substituting Helvetica is not being displayed correctly while using Mozilla Firefox
2020-04-26 17:14:06 Juozas Pocius description The problem: When using Mozilla Firefox 75.0 on Xubuntu 20.04 to view some sites such as Facebook or GitHub some fonts such as Nimbus Sans from fonts-urw-base35 package substituting Helvetica are not being displayed correctly. There would be gap below the text including the affected font, while using the original font should be no such gap. If the affected font were included in font family and sans-serif were one of the next, it would be marked no matter if fonts before it would be installed and working correctly. The expected result: The pages with currently affected fonts would be displayed correctly, substituted fonts not being distorted and/or alternative font package(s) were available to replace such fonts. --- Workaround for bad substitute for Helvetica: Create chrome/userContent.css if not exist & add css from below to replace Helvetica with Noto sans. Restart the browser for changes to take effect. @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Regular');  font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Italic');  font-weight: normal;  font-style: italic; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Bold');  font-weight: bold;  font-style: normal; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Bold Italic');  font-weight: bold;  font-style: italic; } Test on any page that includes the Helvetica font Tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS upgraded from 18.04 LTS, Firefox 75.0 (75.0+build3-0ubuntu1, amd64), also tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS Live DVD, same results --- ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: firefox 75.0+build3-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 BuildID: 20200403170909 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Apr 24 18:29:17 2020 DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfilePrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 DefaultProfilePrefSources: prefs.js DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile1Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile1PrefSources: prefs.js Profile1Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile2Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile2PrefSources: prefs.js Profile2Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile3Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile3PrefSources: prefs.js Profile3Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile4Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so (adobe-flashplugin) Profile4PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile4PrefSources: prefs.js Profile4Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile5Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile5PrefSources: prefs.js Profile5Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile6Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile6PrefSources: prefs.js Profile6Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile7Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile7PrefSources: prefs.js Profile7Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile8Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile8PrefSources: prefs.js Profile8Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-24 (0 days ago) The problem: When using Mozilla Firefox 75.0 on Xubuntu 20.04 to view some sites such as Facebook or GitHub some fonts such as Nimbus Sans from fonts-urw-base35 package substituting Helvetica are not being displayed correctly. There would be gap below the text including the affected font, while using the original font should be no such gap. If the affected font were included in font family and sans-serif were one of the next, it would be marked no matter if fonts before it would be installed and working correctly. The expected result: The pages with currently affected fonts would be displayed correctly, substituted fonts not being distorted and/or alternative font package(s) were available to replace such fonts. --- Workaround for bad substitute for Helvetica: Set toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets about:config preference to true, create chrome/userContent.css if not exist & add css from below to replace Helvetica with Noto sans. Restart the browser for changes to take effect. @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Regular');  font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Italic');  font-weight: normal;  font-style: italic; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Bold');  font-weight: bold;  font-style: normal; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Bold Italic');  font-weight: bold;  font-style: italic; } Test on any page that includes the Helvetica font Tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS upgraded from 18.04 LTS, Firefox 75.0 (75.0+build3-0ubuntu1, amd64), also tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS Live DVD, same results --- ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: firefox 75.0+build3-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 BuildID: 20200403170909 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Apr 24 18:29:17 2020 DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfilePrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 DefaultProfilePrefSources: prefs.js DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile1Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile1PrefSources: prefs.js Profile1Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile2Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile2PrefSources: prefs.js Profile2Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile3Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile3PrefSources: prefs.js Profile3Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile4Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so (adobe-flashplugin) Profile4PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile4PrefSources: prefs.js Profile4Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile5Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile5PrefSources: prefs.js Profile5Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile6Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile6PrefSources: prefs.js Profile6Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile7Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile7PrefSources: prefs.js Profile7Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile8Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile8PrefSources: prefs.js Profile8Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-24 (0 days ago)
2020-04-26 18:58:25 Juozas Pocius description The problem: When using Mozilla Firefox 75.0 on Xubuntu 20.04 to view some sites such as Facebook or GitHub some fonts such as Nimbus Sans from fonts-urw-base35 package substituting Helvetica are not being displayed correctly. There would be gap below the text including the affected font, while using the original font should be no such gap. If the affected font were included in font family and sans-serif were one of the next, it would be marked no matter if fonts before it would be installed and working correctly. The expected result: The pages with currently affected fonts would be displayed correctly, substituted fonts not being distorted and/or alternative font package(s) were available to replace such fonts. --- Workaround for bad substitute for Helvetica: Set toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets about:config preference to true, create chrome/userContent.css if not exist & add css from below to replace Helvetica with Noto sans. Restart the browser for changes to take effect. @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Regular');  font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Italic');  font-weight: normal;  font-style: italic; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Bold');  font-weight: bold;  font-style: normal; } @font-face {  font-family: Helvetica;  src: local('Noto Sans Bold Italic');  font-weight: bold;  font-style: italic; } Test on any page that includes the Helvetica font Tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS upgraded from 18.04 LTS, Firefox 75.0 (75.0+build3-0ubuntu1, amd64), also tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS Live DVD, same results --- ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: firefox 75.0+build3-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 BuildID: 20200403170909 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Apr 24 18:29:17 2020 DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfilePrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 DefaultProfilePrefSources: prefs.js DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile1Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile1PrefSources: prefs.js Profile1Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile2Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile2PrefSources: prefs.js Profile2Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile3Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile3PrefSources: prefs.js Profile3Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile4Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so (adobe-flashplugin) Profile4PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile4PrefSources: prefs.js Profile4Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile5Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile5PrefSources: prefs.js Profile5Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile6Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile6PrefSources: prefs.js Profile6Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile7Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile7PrefSources: prefs.js Profile7Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile8Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile8PrefSources: prefs.js Profile8Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-24 (0 days ago) The problem: When using Mozilla Firefox 75.0 on Xubuntu 20.04 to view some sites such as Facebook or GitHub some fonts such as Nimbus Sans from fonts-urw-base35 package substituting Helvetica are not being displayed correctly. There would be gap below the text including the affected font, while using the original font should be no such gap. If the affected font were included in font family and sans-serif were one of the next, it would be marked no matter if fonts before it would be installed and working correctly. The expected result: The pages with currently affected fonts would be displayed correctly, substituted fonts not being distorted and/or alternative font package(s) were available to replace such fonts. --- Workaround for bad substitute for Helvetica: Set toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets about:config preference to true, create chrome/userContent.css if not exist & add css from below to replace Helvetica with Liberation sans. Restart the browser for changes to take effect. @font-face { font-family: Helvetica; src: local('Liberation Sans Regular'); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: Helvetica; src: local('Liberation Sans Italic'); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; } @font-face { font-family: Helvetica; src: local('Liberation Sans Bold'); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: Helvetica; src: local('Liberation Sans Bold Italic'); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } Test on any page that includes the Helvetica font Tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS upgraded from 18.04 LTS, Firefox 75.0 (75.0+build3-0ubuntu1, amd64), also tested on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS Live DVD, same results. Also tested Tested Arial, Nimbus Sans L, Noto Sans fonts for Helvetica replacement, Arial looks very similar to Liberation Sans (which looks best so far to me) --- ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: firefox 75.0+build3-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 BuildID: 20200403170909 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Apr 24 18:29:17 2020 DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing DefaultProfilePrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 DefaultProfilePrefSources: prefs.js DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile1Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile1PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile1PrefSources: prefs.js Profile1Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile2Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile2PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile2PrefSources: prefs.js Profile2Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile3Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile3PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile3PrefSources: prefs.js Profile3Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile4Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile4Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so (adobe-flashplugin) Profile4PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile4PrefSources: prefs.js Profile4Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile5Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile5PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile5PrefSources: prefs.js Profile5Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile6Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile6PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile6PrefSources: prefs.js Profile6Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile7Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile7PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile7PrefSources: prefs.js Profile7Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) Profile8Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing Profile8PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:733 Profile8PrefSources: prefs.js Profile8Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-24 (0 days ago)
2021-03-14 18:14:22 Launchpad Janitor fonts-urw-base35 (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2021-03-22 16:03:15 Carsten Fuchs bug added subscriber Carsten Fuchs