Since I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 I noticed that the fonts in Java Swing applications use the bold font weight. This looks really ugly and takes up to much space.
1. lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch) Release: 12.04
2. apt-cache policy openjdk-7-jdk openjdk-7-jdk: Installiert: 7~b147-2.0-1ubuntu2 Kandidat: 7~b147-2.0-1ubuntu2 Versionstabelle: *** 7~b147-2.0-1ubuntu2 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
3. Applications rendering with normal fonts
4. Applications rendering with bold fonts
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: openjdk-7-jdk 7~b147-2.0-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.26-generic 3.2.6 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.92-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Feb 20 20:44:43 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) SourcePackage: openjdk-7 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-16 (3 days ago)
Since I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 I noticed that the fonts in Java Swing applications use the bold font weight. This looks really ugly and takes up to much space.
1.
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04
2. archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages dpkg/status
apt-cache policy openjdk-7-jdk
openjdk-7-jdk:
Installiert: 7~b147-2.0-1ubuntu2
Kandidat: 7~b147-2.0-1ubuntu2
Versionstabelle:
*** 7~b147-2.0-1ubuntu2 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
3.
Applications rendering with normal fonts
4.
Applications rendering with bold fonts
ProblemType: Bug ature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.26-generic 3.2.6 dules: nvidia
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: openjdk-7-jdk 7~b147-2.0-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 1.92-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Feb 20 20:44:43 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
SourcePackage: openjdk-7
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-16 (3 days ago)