Large letters for login (username and password)

[David D Lowe]

Binary package hint: gdm

The gdm login screen starts normally, but when I type my username and password, the letters are huge, they're large enough to not fit in the textbox. Logging in works though.
I expected the letters to fit the textbox.

The problem occurs no matter which gdm theme you choose, I've tried Human, Human Circle of Friends and Human List.
On a gdm theme with a face browser or user list, the usernames in the list are large also.

Clicking on Options covers the screen with a blank menu, which you can leave by pressing escape, I think it's related.

I've found other instances of this online: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubuntu-help/125958-huge-letters-my-login-window.html and http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=731527 , but no one seems to have reported the bug, so I have. (BTW, changing the resolution on my laptop has no effect on the login screen, and I have not installed any proprietary drivers.)

This is a fresh installation of Ubuntu 8.10

david@david-laptop:~$ apt-cache policy gdm
gdm:
  Installed: 2.20.8-0ubuntu3
  Candidate: 2.20.8-0ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 2.20.8-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://tn.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported, but feel free to report any other bugs you find.

[David D Lowe (flimm)]

6 duplicates! I guess I missed them because I searched for 'large', not 'big'.