Bug 367831

Summary:	chinese word render error
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	TOM Harrison <l12436.tw>
Component:	general	Assignee:	David Edmundson <kde>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	major	CC:	bhush94, hein, plasma-bugs
Priority:	NOR
Version:	5.6.5
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Kubuntu
OS:	Linux
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Description TOM Harrison 2016-08-26 06:18:36 UTC

all the font about chinese in kde5 all render weird in mono font.

there are some screenshot for sample.
All the font rather in konsole or kate, as soon as I using mono font. the chinese font will always like this. 

http://i.imgur.com/lVCdRJV.png
http://i.imgur.com/Rcy2ImQ.png

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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Comment 1 TOM Harrison 2017-03-07 01:50:40 UTC

this is still happened in 5.9.3

Comment 2 Eike Hein 2017-03-07 14:27:35 UTC

I think this is just a font issue - your main font doesn't contain Chinese characters, and you're getting them substituted in from a poor font with widely different metrics. I recommend installing some better Chinese  fonts.

Comment 3 TOM Harrison 2017-03-07 14:30:44 UTC

that weird. I am actually has chinese font installed I think.
the konsole is using Noto Mono. and same result when using oxygen mono.

Comment 4 TOM Harrison 2017-03-07 14:41:37 UTC

I am using Noto Mono. this weird will happened more ridiculous when using Oxygen Mono

Comment 5 TOM Harrison 2017-03-08 01:58:59 UTC

OK, I found it. Noto Sans CJK and Noto Sans Mono CJK can not use in KDE5. it will generate weird font.

Comment 6 TOM Harrison 2017-03-08 02:26:42 UTC

Same font on gnome has no this kind of error.