This may be due to this fonts-liberation bug, first noted in LibreOffice, and fixed in Debian https://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=898116
SO maybe someone can apply for a Stable Release Update and get this into Bionic (please?) ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #898116 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=898116 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to fonts-liberation in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1769330 Title: 18.04 regression: liberation text highlight is too small in web browsers. Status in fonts-liberation package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When Liberation font is selected in Firefox 59 and Chromium 65, the highlight does not cover the top part of the text. On Chromium it affects the first line of a paragraph, on Firefox it affects every line. This is a regression in 1:1.07.4-5, rolling back to the previous version (1:1.07.4-2) restores the correct behavior. The same font in gedit, libreoffice and terminal does not have this problem, however since both browsers are affected and other fonts highlight normally it suggests the fault lies with the font. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fonts-liberation/+bug/1769330/+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