Install fonts-croscore or ttf-mscorefonts-installer into libreoffice docker image.

[defnull]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Presentations that use non-embedded Microsoft fonts look odd after conversion, e.g. bad kerning, jumping letters, small but noticeable visual differences.

Describe the solution you'd like
Install fonts-croscore (or ttf-mscorefonts-installer from debian contrib) while building the libreoffice docker image. This would make Microsoft fonts available to libreoffice and improve PDF creation. Perhaps also do the same in the BBB host install script, so PDF conversion (which happens on the host, not in docker) also better supports Microsoft fonts.

Other font packages may also be useful. I'm just guessing here.

[schrd]

The fonts directory is mapped from the system into the container, so if you install these fonts in the host, they should be available during conversion.

See /usr/share/bbb-libreoffice-conversion/convert-local.sh line 40

[defnull]

Ahh good to know, thanks. So, adding these as dependencies to the BBB packages or in bbb-install.sh would be enough.

[defnull]

I installed lots of fonts locally on our BBB hosts and PDF->SVG conversion works now, but LibreOffice still produces bad PDFs (fonts replaced by non-matching standard fonts, missing gylphs, bad kerning).

I suspect that this is because the docker container mounts /usr/share/fonts/ but misses /etc/fonts (where proper font replacement rules are installed) and ~/.cache/fontconfig/ (font cache). I'm not entirely sure how font processing works for LibreOffice, but if it uses the fontconfig library, these at least /etc/fonts should also be mounted into the container. Running fc-cache or mounting a populated cache directory might also be required.

[h0jeZvgoxFepBQ2C]

Updated to BBB 2.3 and seeing this problem now... The standard fonts should be included in general..

[flyinghuman]

i'm seeing weird font mixings after updating to version 2.3.14 (from 2.3.13). Was there anything Font-related changed? mscorefonts are installed. Error is for example a "e" which is rotated by 90 degree counter-clockwise.

Edit: The Error seems to be endpoint / client related. So do not give it a high priority. I will test some browsers and configurations.

[paulmenzel]

i'm seeing weird font mixings after updating to version 2.3.14 (from 2.3.13). Was there anything Font-related changed? mscorefonts are installed. Error is for example a "e" which is rotated by 90 degree counter-clockwise.

Edit: The Error seems to be endpoint / client related. So do not give it a high priority. I will test some browsers and configurations.

Yes, it’s a regression in Google Chrome and not visible in Mozilla Firefox.

[defnull]

Yes, the mangled or rotated glyphs are a recent Chrome bug and not related to this issue.

Can someone please add the bug issue label? Looks like installed fonts on the host are not fully available to LibreOffice as they should be. Mounting /usr/share/fonts/ is not sufficient.

[paulmenzel]

Maybe create a new issue as the issue subject is about installing additional packages?

[ArminXG]

I have the same problem with uploaded pdf file, the characters have different spaces.
But installing fonts-croscore does not help.

[h0jeZvgoxFepBQ2C]

We solved it then with following command 😄

apt-get install fonts-3270 fonts-adf-accanthis fonts-adf-baskervald fonts-adf-berenis fonts-adf-gillius fonts-adf-ikarius fonts-adf-irianis fonts-adf-libris fonts-adf-mekanus fonts-adf-oldania fonts-adf-romande fonts-adf-switzera fonts-adf-tribun fonts-adf-universalis fonts-adf-verana fonts-aksharyogini2 fonts-alee fonts-ancient-scripts fonts-aoyagi-kouzan-t fonts-aoyagi-soseki fonts-arabeyes fonts-arkpandora fonts-arphic-bkai00mp fonts-arphic-bsmi00lp fonts-arphic-gbsn00lp fonts-arphic-gkai00mp fonts-arphic-ukai fonts-arphic-uming fonts-atarismall fonts-averia-gwf fonts-averia-sans-gwf fonts-averia-serif-gwf fonts-babelstone-han fonts-babelstone-modern fonts-baekmuk fonts-bebas-neue fonts-beng fonts-beng-extra fonts-beteckna fonts-blankenburg fonts-bpg-georgian fonts-breip fonts-cabin fonts-cabinsketch fonts-cantarell fonts-cardo fonts-century-catalogue fonts-circos-symbols fonts-cmu fonts-cns11643-kai fonts-cns11643-sung fonts-comfortaa fonts-comic-neue fonts-croscore 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[defnull]

Installing fonts on the host system only works if you install the exact same fonts referenced from the document, because /etc/fonts containing font replacement rules for similar fonts is not mounted to the container. This is an incomplete solution.

I'd suggest either also mount /etc/fonts to containers, or even better: create container images with fonts installed and not mount /usr/share/fonts/ at all.

[stale]

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