Changing 'rgb' to 'rgba' in xsettings fixed the issue in Gedit for me. However, setting to rgba makes other apps render text poorly. After screwing around for hours I did something that fixed that thought, but I'm not 100% sure what it was. I think it was a fontconfig file buried somewhere in my home dir. I removed all instances of fontconfig in my home folder. Lastly, I setup a fonts.conf file to clean up any text that still looked a bit off.
With that said, here's a list of steps to try and resolve it 1. Remove (backup first) all instances of fontconfigs in your home directory (I think there was one in ~/.local/share/ & ~/.config/) 2. Change "rgb" to "rgba" via dconf-editor > org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings > rgba-order 3. Download fonts.conf attachment and place in ~/.config/fontconfig/ 4. Reboot ** Attachment added: "fonts.conf" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1290697/+attachment/4088467/+files/fonts.conf -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1290697 Title: Font rendering is broken Status in “gedit” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Font rendering in Gedit (version 3.10.4) in Trusty is blurry. Fonts are rendered normally in other programs, such as LibreOffice Writer, Tomboy notes, and various system uses like title bars. See attached image, thanks. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1290697/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
