After I posted I found another workaround, maybe worth 98%. I was able to turn hinting back on. There is still an underlying bug.
add or edit xorg.conf as follows Section "Device" Identifier "Intel Graphics" Driver "intel" Option "AccelMethod" "uxa" EndSection http://askubuntu.com/questions/582980/missing-letters-in-menus-and-folder-names/606583#606583 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to fontconfig in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554935 Title: fontconfig corrupted fonts Status in fontconfig package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: fontconfig This was initially reported as a KDE bug, but it was later determined to be a fontconfig bug. See -> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=233187 for origional bug report Fontconfig version :2.8.0 The Antialiasing settings in System Settings-> Appearance -> Fonts can cause font corruption, depending on the settings. It occurs randomly, only for that particular character on that screen. By character, I mean that for example, all "Y"s that are in the application are corrupted. This occurs if the antialiasing settings are set to "enbled" and with the following combinations of settings SubPixel Rendering: RGB | Hinting Style: None SubPixel Rendering: RGB | Hinting Style: Slight SubPixel Rendering: RGB | Hinting Style: Medium SubPixel Rendering: RGB | Hinting Style: Full SubPixel Rendering: Disabled | Hinting Style: Medium SubPixel Rendering: Disabled | Hinting Style: Full and does not occur with SubPixel Rendering: Disabled | Hinting Style: None SubPixel Rendering: Disabled | Hinting Style: Slight Ive taken a screenshot, so please take a look -> http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/7463/snapshot1x.png This occurs only in Lucid To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/+bug/554935/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
