[Bug 212176] [NEW] Firefox loses font hinting after reboot

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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox

With font hinting set to slight, Firefox produces smooth screen fonts.
However, after a reboot this setting is lost, and hinting has to be set
again to regain smooth fonts.

System used:

- Xubuntu Hardy
- Compiz 1:0.7.2-0ubuntu2
- Firefox  3.0~b4+nobinonly-0ubuntu1

Steps to reproduce:

1. Xfce Settings Manager -> User Interface -> Use Hinting -> Slight
2. Start Firefox, check that screen fonts are smooth
3. Reboot
4. Start Firefox, see that screen fonts are not smooth
5. Reset Slight Hinting, Restart Firefox, fonts are smooth again

Other programs apparently are unaffected by this bug (at least on my
system).

Contents of fonts.conf:

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
 <match target="font" >
  <edit mode="assign" name="rgba" >
   <const>rgb</const>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font" >
  <edit mode="assign" name="hinting" >
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font" >
  <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle" >
   <const>hintmedium</const>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font" >
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias" >
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
</fontconfig>

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: firefox font hinting

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Firefox loses font hinting after reboot
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212176
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