[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
Ubuntu 16.10 seems to use DejaVu Sans as default. ** Attachment added: "Screenshot - clean Ubuntu 16.10 VM disk image from osboxes.org" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/23267/+attachment/4807242/+files/Screenshot%20from%202017-01-21%2023-38-32.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 Title: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/23267/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
@wissotzky: still I would prefer an out of the box solution. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 Title: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/23267/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
Hi there, Just did a fresh install of 14.04 and the bug is still preset, although in less websites. for instance, if you go to http://www.tapuz.co.il/ you can see the fonts are very hard to read there. In order to fix that, you have to go to Firefox's Preferences--Content tab-- click 'Advanced' in 'Fonts Colors'-- Choose 'Hebrew'-- Change Serif to 'DejaVu Sans'. This way there is no need to install silly proprietary ms fonts. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 Title: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/23267/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
** No longer affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) ** No longer affects: xulrunner-1.9 (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 Title: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/23267/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
** Changed in: xulrunner-1.9 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 Title: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/23267/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
Confirmed! This bug has been present in all versions of Ubuntu and Firefox, as far as I can remember. I've been changing serif to DejaVu Sans to work around it. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Invalid = Confirmed ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 Title: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/23267/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Incomplete = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 Title: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/23267/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
I can confirm this is an upstream bug, which I wish to fix for years. Fixing it is not to complicated, and won't require too much work, but I am not too familiar with the default fonts that ship with Ubuntu and Linux in general. If someone want to help, please contact me. Workaround: Installing msttcorefonts (Microsoft Windows core fonts) will make the fonts more readable, but this package is non-free and is not installed by default. -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
I've removed myself as a subscriber to this bug. I won't be able to provide further information. -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
I've used a VirtualBox image of ubuntu karmic from: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/virtualboximage/ubuntu-9.10.vdi.7z (from http://virtualbox.wordpress.com/images/ubuntu/ ) updated with the latest packages, as of 14.12.2009, with no changes to the default install, running on a windows 7 x64 host, Virtualbox 3.1 after submitting the bug, I've made the following changes: 1. changed the theme to dust. 2. changed the wallpaper. 4. changed the anti-aliasing to full. It had no effect on the font readability (as expected). I do not know what was the version of Firefox before or after the updates. If it's a problem with the font itself, updating Firefox won't fix the problem. I'm well aware that changing the font will fix the problem with the font, trivially. @Micah - can you add a screenshot of ynet before and after you've installed the Hebrew language pack? -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
** Changed in: xulrunner-1.9 (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed = Confirmed -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
@mangar, thank you for the updates. I cannot see these issues any more in Firefox 3.5.6 on Ubuntu Karmic. I added the Hebrew Language pack and set that as default and tried a few of the font suggestions in this bug (FreeSans, serif) and I can read everything just fine. Could you please let us know what version of Ubuntu you are running with which version of Firefox? Thanks. -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
BTW, the pages in your list were fine with the serif font even before I installed the Hebrew language pack. -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
Can someone with a knowledge of Hebrew language check if this bug is still present in the latest version of Ubuntu? (9.10. codename: Karmic Koala) -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
The vowel-pointed Hebrew text in the Keturah and Mezuzah articles in the English Wikipedia look OK using Firefox 3.5.5 on Ubuntu 9.10. -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
Minor correction: I did see one small flaw in the pointing of the word קִדְּשַׁנוּ (kideshanu = sanctified us) in the Mezuzah article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezuzah) -- the schwa under the daled is shifted to the right (instead of being directly lined up with the vertical stroke). This same flaw occurs in the monospaced font used when editing a Wikipedia page. When I look at this same page using Firefox 3.5.5 on a Windows 7 system, this problem is not there. In any case, the bulk of the pointed Hebrew text looks just fine now -- previously, all the pointed text looked awful. -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
The fonts on www,ynet.co.il (and other sites that expect to use similar font), are still unreadable. For illustration, look at the screenshots liorwohl submitted two years ago. for solution, look at the free, open source solution I've suggested 3 years ago. For the record, using Serif as the default font (as in the current configuration), will look terrible in any language. FWIW, I no longer use Linux, and I've run Ubuntu from a virtual machine. -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
Additional sites that are shown using serif (totally illegible): firefox.co.il/he - goes without saying linux.org.il- well.. ynet.co.il - Israel's #1 tabloid globes.co.il - Israel's #1 economics website. bankhapoalim.co.il - Israel's largest bank online site. fxp.co.il- The most popular under 12y/o forum in Israel nana10.co.il- entertainment focus website clalit.co.il - Israel's largest medical services insurance company memri.org.il - Right wing political site myparty.org.il - Left wing political site http://inbarhovav.blogspot.com/ - pretty esoteric electronics blog il.msn.com - well.. parts of hamakor.co.il, iglu.co.il - Israel's FOSS main website. abmaps.co.il - major maps website walla.co.il- second tier portal. Layla.co.il - Israel's largest club and performances site. parts of habama.co.il - Israel's premier culture site. All of those sites are either major, or second tier. ALL of them are unusable out of the box for Hebrew reading users. -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
I use 8.10 Intrepid Ibex. The problem is here. Cannot read Hebrew in firefox. I installed the packages as you suggested. That is: language-pack-gnome-he-base and language-pack-gnome-he -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 01:00:13PM -, mangar wrote: The bug is still appliable Ensure that you hvae install hebrew language support in System - Administration. Then restart your system. if you still see this, its probably a font package thing. requesting reassignment affects ubuntu/firefox status invalid affects ubuntu/firefox-3.0 status invalid affects ubuntu status incomplete tag needs-reassignment - Alexander ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Won't Fix = Invalid ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed = Invalid ** Also affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: Incomplete -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
This bug is a duplicate of a bug already reported I will look for it sometime today but its still before 7am here and im waiting to get to sleep -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
EVERYONE please let me know if you suffer from same thing as bug #23402 that is the bug i was looking for that i know we fixed in language-pack-gnome-he and language-pack-gnome-he-base. Can you please install these or if already there please make sure you have version 1:8.04+20080527 these are found in the following repo, please add these 2 repos to your hardy /etc/apt/sources.list save and close it than run sudo apt-get update than sudo apt-get upgrade (or) dist-upgrade. as long as you keep all your repos to Hardy you are in no danger of upgrading to intrepid assuming this is Hardy install. -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
OOPS sorry here is the lines to add to your /etc/apt/sources.list file deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-proposed main restricted universe multiverse deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-proposed main restricted universe multiverse -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
This bug was fixed in new version of 'he' from upstream and i could swear we added the fix into language-pack-gnome-he please try to install that if its not already see if it fixes it (dont forget to restart firefox after installing before testing.) Im still looking for the bug -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
firefox 3 is the only place where this gets fixed. ** Also affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: xulrunner-1.9 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Won't Fix -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
somewhat a dupe of bug 234029 ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Status: New = Fix Committed ** Changed in: xulrunner-1.9 (Ubuntu) Status: New = Fix Committed -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
The bug is still appliable -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
The problem still exists for Hardy alpha, as of the 14/3/2008. ynet.co.il, haaretz.co.il. (default installation). -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
the problem is fixed in firefox 3 that is currently in Hardy :-) firefox now use a readable hebrew font by default. (tested with http://ynet.co.il) -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
to make the fonts look good in websites which don't choose font or choose font that there is only on Windows you just need to change sarif to sans-sarif. no need for culmus... ** Attachment added: good http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9720118/good.png -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
** Attachment added: bad http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9720123/bad.png -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
Alexander Sack asked: So what font settings do you have to choose to make firefox detect it properly? I didn't have to make any changes at all to Firefox's default settings to have Hebrew text show up. If, by properly, you mean settings that would cause vowel-pointed text to show up properly, I still haven't seen this sort of text displayed properly in Firefox on an Ubuntu system -- though it shows up just fine in Firefox on a Windows system. Note that Hebrew text without vowel points looks fine in Firefox on Ubuntu. Most modern Hebrew text is written without those extra dots and lines (native speakers generally know which vowels are required in which words without needing visual cues). However, in those examples of Hebrew text that do include vowel points (such as sacred texts, or rare cases where vowels must be indicated in ordinary text as the only way to resolve an ambiguity), it is essential that they are positioned correctly, or else there is a bug that needs to be fixed. BTW, are you running hebrew ubuntu? No. I'm running an English-language installation of Ubuntu. -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
On Sun, Apr 08, 2007 at 06:52:20PM -, Rich Wales wrote: OK, here's the same Hebrew text sample as before, as viewed in Konqueror on my Ubuntu Feisty system. Most of the vowel points are in their correct places, but a few are shown in separate boxes instead of being merged into the preceding letter (i.e., the character to the right of the box). This is NOT acceptable; the text really needs to look just like the Windows example in my previous comment. So what font settings do you have to choose to make firefox detect it properly. BTW, are you running hebrew ubuntu? - Alexander -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
Here's a sample of Hebrew text from the same WIkipedia article (Mezuzah) -- as seen in Firefox in Windows. This is what Hebrew with vowel points is supposed to look like. Again, note that the vowel points are positioned under, over, or in the middle of the letters -- which is NOT the way they currently look when I view this or other pages in Firefox while running Ubuntu. I checked my Hebrew font settings in Firefox, and they are exactly the same as what mangar reported earlier. For comparison's sake, I installed Konqueror and looked at this same web page in Konqueror. The text of the Hebrew blessing looks better in Konqueror, but there are still problems. I'll include a screen shot in a followup comment. ** Attachment added: Sample text from Mezuzah article in Wikipedia, as viewed in Windows Firefox http://librarian.launchpad.net/7219170/Mezuzah_blessing_in_Windows_Firefox.png -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
OK, here's the same Hebrew text sample as before, as viewed in Konqueror on my Ubuntu Feisty system. Most of the vowel points are in their correct places, but a few are shown in separate boxes instead of being merged into the preceding letter (i.e., the character to the right of the box). This is NOT acceptable; the text really needs to look just like the Windows example in my previous comment. ** Attachment added: Same sample text from Mezuzah Wikipedia article, as viewed in Konquerer http://librarian.launchpad.net/7219196/Mezuzah_blessing_in_Konqueror.png -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
I've noticed some problems with the placement of vowel points when Hebrew text is displayed in Firefox. For example, in the Wikipedia article Keturah, the dot that indicates the u vowel is showing up to the right of the letter vav (vertical line), whereas it ought to be positioned to the left of the vav. (See attached screen shot.) ** Attachment added: Sample text from Wikipedia article; note misplaced shuruq vowel point http://librarian.launchpad.net/6734894/Keturah_from_Wikipedia.png -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://launchpad.net/bugs/23267 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
Here's another example -- again from Wikipedia (article Mezuzah), but using a different font. The vowel points are positioned completely wrong -- appearing after (i.e., to the left of) the letters, whereas most vowel points should appear under or over the letters. (See attached screen shot.) If you aren't familiar with Hebrew writing, you might want to look at the Wikipedia article Niqqud for an explanation of how vowels are indicated in certain texts. ** Attachment added: Sample text from Wikipedia article; note how vowel points are shown to the left of letters instead of under letters http://librarian.launchpad.net/6734905/Mezuzah_from_Wikipedia.png -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://launchpad.net/bugs/23267 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: Mozilla Team = Mozilla Bugs -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://launchpad.net/bugs/23267 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
so what packages are missing in default hebrew install? Can you add them as comment and maybe extent bug description? Thanks! -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://launchpad.net/bugs/23267 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
using the Hebrew font package Culmus, already in ubuntu, firefox settings: Proportional: Sans Serif Size(pixels) 16 Serif : FreeSans Sans-serif : FreeSans Monospace : Monospace Size(pixels) 12 -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://launchpad.net/bugs/23267 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
is this still an issue in latest firefox (e.g. edgy or feisty)? ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Mozilla Team Status: Confirmed = Needs Info ** Tags added: mt-needtester -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://launchpad.net/bugs/23267 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
On Monday 19 February 2007 18:25:08 Alexander Sack wrote: is this still an issue in latest firefox (e.g. edgy or feisty)? Well, there is a workaround: installing the additional fonts. However, I think this problem still has to be handled, for the following reasons: 1. the system should work well by default. If it means that those fonts should be enabled in a default config (in Hebrew locale), maybe that's the solution. 2. Note that the problem does not happen in Konqueror - therefore, it looks like some configuration bug. ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Mozilla Team Status: Confirmed = Needs Info ** Tags added: mt-needtester -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://launchpad.net/bugs/23267 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
i've asked at the local linux site : www.whatsup.org.il it seems that the problem wasn't solved (there's some screenshots there, although most of the text is in hebrew) http://whatsup.org.il/index.php?name=PNphpBB2file=viewtopicp=226630#226630 -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://launchpad.net/bugs/23267 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
err... the relevant screen shot is at the post with the words ubuntu, arial,msttcorefonts thanks for your interest! -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://launchpad.net/bugs/23267 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
Manger, Thanks for all the time your have invested in helping with this issue. My inability to read Hebrew is make it difficult to work on this issue. I had the same problem with a Thai language issue the other day. Would you, or someone, from your local users group install the official firefox from http://www.mozilla.com to see if the issue exist upstream as well. If the problem exist there as well we can file a bug at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ Thanks David -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://launchpad.net/bugs/23267 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
i've tried the following: 1. backed up ~./mozilla, 2. remove ~./mozilla 3. downloaded firefox 2 from mozilla.com, extracted, run. result: the fonts on www.ynet.co.il looks fine. caveat: i've got msttcorefonts, as well as culmus and culmus-fancy (hebrew fonts packages) installed. i've asked at the forums, whether anyone there can try firefox from mozilla.com on a clean installation, and i'll update when there will be results -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://launchpad.net/bugs/23267 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
Mangar, Is this still and issue in edgy. Thanks David -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://launchpad.net/bugs/23267 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 23267] Re: Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: Ian Jackson = (unassigned) -- Default Hebrew fonts in Firefox are unreadable, ugly https://launchpad.net/bugs/23267 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
