I have updated fontconfig from 2.13 to 2.14 by merging from Debian, and
want to call your attention to this change:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/fontconfig/-/commit/ad70d785
In other words, and unlike before, Noto fonts are now preferred over DejaVu.
I noticed the change accidentally during a discussion on a fonts related
Debian bug. Jeremy Bicha pointed at a Fedora page which probably can be
considered to provide the rationale for the upstream change:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/DefaultToNotoFonts
For a standard Ubuntu installation in some European language this does
not make a difference, since the fonts-noto-core package is not included
in the desktop ISO. But as soon as you install fonts-noto-core — for
whatever reason — the default font for e.g. web browsing will change to
Noto.
Personally I welcome this change. DejaVu Sans is problematic in the
sense that one single font file claims to be able to render scripts for
a lot of languages. And since that file has been the default, meeting
the wishes from users who speak certain non-latin languages has been
cumbersome.
The quality of the Noto fonts is often superior compared to older
non-latin fonts, and the change will make it easier to cherry pick Noto
for scripts where the users find that desirable.
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Rgds,
Gunnar Hjalmarsson
https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj
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