fubuntu has the solution. I modified the file /etc/fonts/conf.avail/30-metric-aliases.conf and "fi" ligatures suddenly appear.
For some reason, I had trouble building the package fontconfig-config, but it looks like the problem belongs with that package. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1325230 Title: evince does not display ligatures To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/1325230/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
