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Posted by samsam232
samsam232
3,372 Points

Linux Mint / Ubuntu font problem on treehouse website

Hello

I want to get away from Windows so I swapped to Linux. I tried Ubuntu, then Linux Mint, but both have a problem with the font on teamtreehouse.com: some letters appear shorter than other. I have tried both Chrome and Firefox; same issue.

Here is a screenshot example: http://i.imgur.com/ALgWceY.png You can clearly see that the letters ' r , u , s , d , x ' are significantly smaller. As I am writing right now, it's eye-straining to re-read what I am typing.

There is another thread mentioning this problem, but no solution: https://teamtreehouse.com/community/is-the-font-screwed-up-for-everyone-else-in-the-forums

Should I set some specific system fonts in system configuration?

I remember installing Fedora 23 with Gnome 3.16 GUI as OS some time ago and I did not have this font issue with tth website, but I want to stay on Mint because it's much more friendly for people coming from Windows.

Jack Wherry
Jack Wherry
7,455 Points

I notice this same problem on Ubuntu, but only on the small (body) text, like what I'm writing now. It seems that headers look even and good.

samsam232
samsam232
3,372 Points

So still no solution?