https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2493991
Bug ID: 2493991
Summary: Liberation Mono font: hyphen is placed 30% too low,
making it indistinguishable from underscore
Product: Fedora
Version: 42
Hardware: x86_64
Status: NEW
Component: liberation-fonts
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
QA Contact: [email protected]
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Target Milestone: ---
Classification: Fedora
Created attachment 2146981
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Screenshot highlighting pathological hyphen placement in Liberation Mono font
Description of problem:
In the Liberation Mono font distributed with Fedora 42 (and possibly everywhere
the font is distributed), the hyphen character is placed 30% too low relative
to the basic ASCII glyphs. It appears below the cross of a lowercase "x",
making it indistinguishable from an underscore when rendered at a usable size
(see screenshot). There are certain stylistic liberties available when crafting
a font, and this is not one of them. It is simply a bug to place the hyphen at
such a low position.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
liberation-fonts-all.noarch 1:2.1.5-13.fc42
liberation-mono-fonts.noarch 1:2.1.5-13.fc42
liberation-sans-fonts.noarch 1:2.1.5-13.fc42
liberation-serif-fonts.noarch 1:2.1.5-13.fc42
How reproducible:
Install and use the font.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. dnf install liberation-mono-fonts
2. select the Liberation Mono font in some application
3. type two words connected by a hyphen, then type two words connected by an
underscore
Actual results:
At a usable size, the two pairs of words appear identical.
Expected results:
Every font should place the hyphen at least parallel to the cross of a
lowercase "x", usually higher.
Additional info:
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