How to reset fonts to defaults

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#1

Hi guys silly issue:

I was playing around Appearance Preferences -> Fonts
In Rendering section all 4 choices were preselected (what is weird because it end up to be a single choice menu).
I occasionally clicked on one of them and messed up my fonts. Now I can’t get it back in the way it was))

update:
found an answer
for me it didn’t look the same before I logged out, anyways it is fixed now

P/S Why users can’t delete their own topics?

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#2

Because then I wouldn’t have anything to do :slight_smile:

I thought this a better way to reset all system fonts.

Enter code in terminal:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall --purge fontconfig fontconfig-config

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#3

If they did and there was valuable information in the thread that could help someone else, it would be lost!. :frowning:

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#4

I have the same problem @anon42388993. Isn’t there any way to reset it without using the terminal? I am just wondering what is the point of having these settings after all when you cannot reset it. I am surprised that not more users are having issues with this. The fonts on two of my laptops are now rendered unsuitable for long-term reading. Is this an issue with Ubuntu in general or MATE specifically and what can we do about this? @lah7?

#5

Hi @maro,

install Font Manager:

sudo apt-get install font-manger

I don’t know how well it works?. :smiley:

#6

I tried this but it didn’t work. Fonts still look messed up and the font rendering is not set back to default.

#7

What do you suggest to do after I installed the font manager? Isn’t there any way to restore it in the Mate Appearance window?

#8

If I’m understanding correctly, are you looking for the default options for font rendering?

If so, in Appearance under the Details tab, select:

  • Subpixel (LCDs) for Smoothing
  • Slight for Hinting
  • RGB for Subpixel order.

Now when you close that, all four radio buttons are checked, which is the default options.

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#9

Amazing! Thanks so much Luke! Do you think there is a way to design this menu more intuitively and where would I go to suggest this? I am sure many others might play with these options without any clue how to restore it to the default settings.

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#10

I agree - Your best bet would be to file a bug on Launchpad where the maintainer can comment on the suggestion. :slight_smile:

#11

Thank you! This worked for me