Bug 456930 - Font rendered narrower than it should be
Summary: Font rendered narrower than it should be
Status: RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_fonts (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: master
Platform: Manjaro Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2022-07-19 23:27 UTC by Fais
Modified: 2025-10-10 16:34 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Fais 2022-07-19 23:27:06 UTC 
Created attachment 150753 [details]
Font dialog screenshot

Font is rendered narrower than it should be in user interface.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Go to System Settings > Fonts
2. Set general font to Noto Sans (or any other font)
3. Apply

OBSERVED RESULT
The font in the font selection list in the font selection dialog and elsewhere in the system is narrower than it should be.

EXPECTED RESULT
The font should be rendered with the width as rendered in the text box of the font selection dialog (see screenshot).

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Manjaro Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.6
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.96.0
Qt Version: 5.15.5
Kernel Version: 5.10.129-1-MANJARO (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2022-07-20 15:15:15 UTC 
Did you click OK in that dialog and then Apply on the Fonts page?
Comment 2 Fais 2022-07-21 11:01:46 UTC 
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> Did you click OK in that dialog and then Apply on the Fonts page?

Yes. I also rebooted the system and the font is still condensed.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2022-07-21 14:26:52 UTC 
Thanks. Does the font just reset on boot/login, or is it always wrong even immediately after you attempt to apply a new one using the Font dialog?
Comment 4 Fais 2022-07-22 16:26:36 UTC 
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #3)
> Thanks. Does the font just reset on boot/login, or is it always wrong even
> immediately after you attempt to apply a new one using the Font dialog?

It has always been condensed. The font is never reset on login but is shown condensed immediately.

But I played around with the setting again and it seems the problem to be an issue with selecting Noto Sans. Even though I selected Noto Sans Regular in the font dialog, the system is instead using Noto Sans Display Regular, which is narrower than the non-display version. Neither my local nor global font.conf mentions Noto Sans. Any ideas why?
Comment 5 Nate Graham 2025-10-10 16:34:51 UTC 
Sorry for the multi-year silence. Answering your question, that would point to an issue with the Fontconfig setup on your system. If you haven't changed it at all, I'd recommend asking your distro about it.