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[solved]Font config issues after upgrade

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[solved]Font config issues after upgrade

#1 Post by macrobb »

Hello,

I'm currently running a Debian Unstable(sid) system, and after a recent upgrade, my fonts aren't rendering properly.
I'm using the Microsoft Core Fonts(Arial, Courier New etc) and the "Sharp'n'clear" font config file from here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Fonts#Manual_Font_Smoothing
I've been using this for years without issue - Small Arial etc. ends up rendering in the sharp and hinted "Windows XP" style, and larger sizes end up anti-aliased nicely.

Right now, though, the fonts are very rough - see this: http://imgur.com/a/voI4q
Anything antialiased looks fine(large fonts, bold fonts)

Other stuff of note:
I'm using KDE for my desktop environment, but I am getting the same rendering in Firefox, Geany etc.

I thought about perhaps downgrading some packages to see what fixes it, but I'm not exactly sure what I should try.

Any thoughts?

Here's the exact font config file I'm using, which works fine on my other Debian Testing machine that hasn't been updated recently:

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<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
 <!--
     .fonts.conf
     release 6.3.23
     Licensed under GNU GPL
     ================================
     LCD optimized 96 dpi
     "Sharp'N'Clear" font settings
     with emphasis on 'msttcorefonts'

     tested on Ubuntu GNU/Linux 5.10
     ================================
     by Obi Bok
     Gmail: obibok
     http://linuxtuneup.blogspot.com
     ================================
     Why was this conceived?

     - some font families look better hinted by Byte Code Interpreter (BCI)
       while other fonts look better hinted by Auto-Hinter
     - hinting type affects italic and bold fonts differently
     - antialiasing needs to be adjusted according to font families and sizes
     
     Essentially, there is no one single rule that works for all fonts.

     NOTE:
     - Verdana @ 8pt doesn't render '2' and '6' right
     - Arial shows 'Z' distorted in Firefox 1.5
-->
 <!--
     Make font sizes match the dpi set in Xorg.

     Increase or decrease this value if fonts are too small or too large
     for your screen resolution.

     FIXME: this only affects QT-based apps?
-->
 <match target="pattern">
  <edit mode="assign" name="dpi">
   <double>96</double>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     Enable anti-aliasing.

     This only works for outline and scalable fonts.
     Bitmap and PostScript fonts do not get anti-aliased.

     FIXME: is this correct?
-->
 <!--
     Set sub-pixel order if not detected.

     "X knows the sub pixel order already, and if this is enabled as well,
     Freetype produces some very strange results. However, if you do still
     have problems, consider (...) 'rgb' (the standard for LCD monitors),
     'bgr' (unusual), 'vrgb' (vertical rgb, if you have a monitor that
     has been rotated by 90 degrees[1]), 'vgbr' (as vrgb, but very rare)."
     <http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/Hardware/\
     LCD_TFT_Monitor_Configuration_in_X_Org>

     Find out your LCD's sub-pixel order:
     <http://grc.com/image/cleartype2c.gif>
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="all" compare="eq" name="rgba">
   <const>unknown</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="rgba">
   <const>rgb</const>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     Sub-pixel hinting via BCI enabled by default if compiled in.

     "Whole-pixel anti-aliasing does not represent a useful solution for
     improving small point-size type. (...) By 'borrowing' sub-pixels from
     adjacent whole pixels, we can fine-tune the placement and width of typeface
     features with three times more horizontal accuracy then ever before!"
     <http://grc.com/ctwhat.htm>
-->
 <!--
     Disable anti-aliasing for select fonts based on size and style.

     | font                  | WinXP | Linux |
     =========================================
     Andale Mono IPA            14      13
     Arial                      12      13
     Arial Black                12      -
     Arial Narrow               14      13
     Berling Antiqua            12      13
     Book Antiqua               12      13
     Bookdings                  0       ?
     Bookman Old Style          22      13
     Century Gothic             16      16
     Comic Sans MS              11      9/11
     Courier New                26      22
     Franklin Gothic Medium     12      10/12
     Frutiger Linotype          12      10/12
     Garamond                   18      13/19
     Georgia                    12      12/13
     Impact                     16      0
     Kartika                    12      16
     Lucida Console             12      13
     Lucida Sans Typewriter     12      12
     Lucida Sans Unicode        12      10/13
     Marlett                    ?       ?
     Microsoft Sans Serif       12      12/13
     Palatino Linotype          12      13
     SylfaenARM                 -       13
     Symbol                     12      ?
     Tahoma                     12      12/13
     Times New Roman            12      13
     Trebuchet MS               12      12
     Verdana                    12      12
     Vrinda                     12      17
     Webdings                   20      ?
     Wingdings                  20      ?
     =========================================

     "The relationship of pixels to points depends on the number of pixels
     per inch, which is typically some 'standard' value corresponding to
     default screen fonts. For example, MS Windows has two standard sets of
     screen fonts initially designed for IBM display systems: 'small' (VGA)
     and 'large' (8514/A). 'Small' fonts are 96 pixels per inch, 'large' are
     120. Macintosh systems render type at a nominal 72 pixels per inch, i.e.
     one pixel = one point. Some display systems using scalable screen fonts
     allow fine tuning of pixels per inch to suit user preferences."
     <http://www.hpaa.com/css1/pxnpts.asp>

     X pt * 96 dpi / 72 dpi = Y px
-->
 <!--
     font group #1: normal roman anti-aliased above 10pt/13.4px
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Inconsolata</string>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="pixelsize">
   <double>16</double>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="weight">
   <const>medium</const>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="slant">
   <const>roman</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>false</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Franklin Gothic Medium</string>
   <string>Frutiger Linotype</string>
   <!-- Lucida Sans Unicode has no italic and uses artificial oblique -->
   <string>Lucida Sans Unicode</string>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="pixelsize">
   <double>13.4</double>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="weight">
   <const>medium</const>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="slant">
   <const>roman</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>false</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     font group #2: normal roman anti-aliased above 11pt/14.7px

     Must use 15px instead of 14.7px for this to work in QT-based apps
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <!-- Comic Sans MS has no italic and uses artificial oblique -->
   <string>Comic Sans MS</string>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="pixelsize">
   <double>15</double>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="weight">
   <const>medium</const>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="slant">
   <const>roman</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>false</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     font group #3: normal roman anti-aliased above 12pt/16px
     
     Must use at least 16.1px instead of 16px for this to work in Firefox
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Georgia</string>
   <string>Lucida Sans</string>
   <string>Lucida Sans Typewriter</string>
   <!-- Microsoft Sans Serif has no italic and uses artificial oblique -->
   <string>Microsoft Sans Serif</string>
   <!-- Tahoma has no italic and uses artificial oblique -->
   <string>Tahoma</string>
   <string>Trebuchet MS</string>
   <string>Verdana</string>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="pixelsize">
   <double>16.1</double>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="weight">
   <const>medium</const>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="slant">
   <const>roman</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>false</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     font group #4: normal roman anti-aliased above 13pt/17.4px
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
   <string>Arial Narrow</string>
   <string>Berling Antiqua</string>
   <string>Book Antiqua</string>
   <string>Bookman Old Style</string>
   <string>Garamond</string>
   <!-- Lucida Console has no italic and uses artificial oblique -->
   <string>Lucida Console</string>
   <string>Palatino Linotype</string>
   <string>SylfaenARM</string>
   <string>Times New Roman</string>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="pixelsize">
   <double>17.4</double>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="weight">
   <const>medium</const>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="slant">
   <const>roman</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>false</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     font group #5: normal roman anti-aliased above 16pt/21.4px
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Century Gothic</string>
   <string>Kartika</string>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="pixelsize">
   <double>21.4</double>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="weight">
   <const>medium</const>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="slant">
   <const>roman</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>false</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     font group #6: normal roman anti-aliased above 17pt/23px
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Vrinda</string>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="pixelsize">
   <double>23</double>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="weight">
   <const>medium</const>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="slant">
   <const>roman</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>false</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     font group #7: normal roman anti-aliased above 22pt/29.4px
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Courier New</string>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="pixelsize">
   <double>29.4</double>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="weight">
   <const>medium</const>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="slant">
   <const>roman</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>false</bool>
  </edit>
  
 </match>
 <!--
     font group #8: bold roman anti-aliased above 9pt/12px
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Georgia</string>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="pixelsize">
   <double>12</double>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="more" name="weight">
   <const>medium</const>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="slant">
   <const>roman</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>false</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     font group #9: bold roman anti-aliased above 10pt/13.4px
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Tahoma</string>
   <string>Verdana</string>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="pixelsize">
   <double>13.4</double>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="more" name="weight">
   <const>medium</const>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="slant">
   <const>roman</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>false</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     font group #10: bold roman anti-aliased above 12pt/16px
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Courier New</string>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="pixelsize">
   <double>16</double>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="more" name="weight">
   <const>medium</const>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="slant">
   <const>roman</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>false</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     Enable FreeType Auto-Hinter for select fonts.

     Auto-Hinter is disabled by default if Bytecode Interpreter was compiled in.
     Some Linux "native" fonts look better hinted by Auto-Hinter,
     usually in sizes 11pt-13pt; others look better hinted by BCI.
-->
 <!--
     Set Auto-Hinter to full hinting style.

     'slight' and 'medium' hinting often produce pixel discoloration.
-->
 <!--
     font group #11: hinted via Auto-Hinter
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Bitstream Charter</string>
   <string>Courier 10 Pitch</string>
   <string>DejaVu Sans Condensed</string>
   <string>DejaVu Serif Condensed</string>
   <string>FreeMono</string>
   <string>FreeSans</string>
   <string>FreeSerif</string>
   <string>Luxi Mono</string>
   <string>Luxi Sans</string>
   <string>Luxi Serif</string>
   <string>MgOpen Canonica</string>
   <string>MgOpen Cosmetica</string>
   <string>MgOpen Modata</string>
   <string>MgOpen Moderna</string>
   <string>URW Bookman L</string>
   <string>URW Chancery L</string>
   <string>URW Gothic L</string>
   <string>URW Palladio L</string>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="autohint">
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     font group #12: normal italic hinted via Auto-Hinter at 9-10pt

     Arial hinted via BCI at 9pt has distorted 'y', at 10pt - '2'
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="more_eq" name="pixelsize">
   <double>12</double>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="pixelsize">
   <double>13.4</double>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="weight">
   <const>medium</const>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="not_eq" name="slant">
   <const>roman</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="autohint">
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     font group #13: normal italic hinted via Auto-Hinter at 12pt

     This fixes distorted 'K'
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Book Antiqua</string>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="pixelsize">
   <double>16</double>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="weight">
   <const>medium</const>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="not_eq" name="slant">
   <const>roman</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="autohint">
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     font group #14: normal italic hinted via Auto-Hinter at all sizes
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <!-- 10, 11, 12 -->
   <string>Frutiger Linotype</string>
   <!--  8-9: 'z', '2'; 10-15, 17, 19: 'z' -->
   <string>Times New Roman</string>
   <!-- 9-10: 'N' 'Q'; 12: 'w', 'C', 'D', 'O', 'Q', 'R', '2', '9', '0' -->
   <string>Verdana</string>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less_eq" name="weight">
   <const>medium</const>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="not_eq" name="slant">
   <const>roman</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="autohint">
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     Set minimum allowed size to avoid illegible fonts.
-->
 <!-- 7pt in QT-based apps -->
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="less" name="size">
   <double>7</double>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="size">
   <double>7</double>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!-- 9.4px (7pt) in GTK-based apps -->
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="less" name="pixelsize">
   <double>9.4</double>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="pixelsize">
   <double>9.4</double>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     TODO: Create rules limiting minimum sizes for these *bold* fonts:

     Andale Mono | Andale Mono IPA
     Arial
     Arial Narrow
     Berling Antiqua
     Book Antiqua
     Bookman Old Style
     Century Gothic
     Comic Sans MS
     Courier New
     Franklin Gothic Medium
     Frutiger Linotype
     Garamond
     Georgia
     Kartika
     Lucida Console
     Lucida Sans Typewriter
     Lucida Sans Unicode
     Microsoft Sans Serif
     Palatino | Palatino Linotype
     SylfaenARM
     Tahoma
     Times New Roman
     Trebuchet MS
     Verdana
     Vrinda
-->
 <!--
     font group #15: bold fonts no smaller than 10.7px (8pt)

     FIXME: for Firefox and other GTK-based apps?
-->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="less" name="pixelsize">
   <double>10.7</double>
  </test>
  <test qual="any" compare="more" name="weight">
   <const>medium</const>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="pixelsize">
   <double>10.7</double>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     Anti-alias fonts with "fake" styles.

     FIXME: QT only? GTK? Firefox?
-->
 <!-- FIXME: dirty_hack(tm) - fontconfig reports syntax errors -->
 <match target="font">
  <test qual="any" compare="not_eq" name="matrix">
   <double>0</double>
  </test>
  <!-- another approach - no errors but freezes Firefox 1.5 -->
  <!--
<match target="font">
 <test qual="any" name="matrix" compare="eq">
  <name>matrix</name>
 </test>
-->
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     Substitute unavailable and/or unwanted fonts.

     Aliases will not work if the actual fonts are installed.
     Replacing font family works in Firefox (FIXME: and other GTK-based apps?)
     QT-based apps also need font foundry replaced.
     Grouping fonts for substitution doesn't work in Firefox, so we need each
     font family replaced individually.
-->
 <!--
     sans-serif
     
     "If the font still has no generic name, add sans-serif"
     /etc/fonts.conf

     Therefore, we only substitute what we need.
-->
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Bitstream Charter</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Bitstream Vera Sans</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>DejaVu Sans</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>DejaVu Sans Condensed</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>FreeSans</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Helvetica</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Lucida</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <!-- FIXME: may need to use "Lucida Bright" instead -->
   <string>LucidaBright</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Lucida Bright</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Luxi Sans</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>MgOpen Cosmetica</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>MgOpen Modata</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>MgOpen Moderna</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>System</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>URW Gothic L</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     FIXME: Verdana renders characters '2' and '6' slightly distorted
            so it will be substituted with Arial.
-->
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Verdana</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Arial</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     serif
-->
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Bitstream Vera Serif</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Georgia</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>DejaVu Serif</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Georgia</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>DejaVu Serif Condensed</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Georgia</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>FreeSerif</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Georgia</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Luxi Serif</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Georgia</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>MgOpen Canonica</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Georgia</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>New Century Schoolbook</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Georgia</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>New York</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Georgia</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Palatino</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Georgia</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Times</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Georgia</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>URW Bookman L</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Georgia</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>URW Palladio L</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Georgia</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     monospace
-->
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Andale Mono</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Courier New</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Bitstream Vera Sans Mono</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Courier New</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Courier</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Courier New</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>DejaVu Sans Mono</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Courier New</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Fixedsys</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Courier New</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>FreeMono</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Courier New</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <!-- FIXME: Ubuntu Wiki uses "Lucida Typewriter" instead -->
   <string>LucidaTypewriter</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Courier New</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Lucida Typewriter</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Courier New</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Luxi Mono</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Courier New</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Monaco</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Courier New</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Terminal</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Courier New</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     cursive
-->
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Apple Chancery</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Comic Sans MS</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Lucida Handwriting</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Comic Sans MS</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>URW Chancery L</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Comic Sans MS</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Zapf Chancery</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Comic Sans MS</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     fantasy
-->
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Copperplate</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Impact</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Desdemona</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Impact</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Kino</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Impact</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test qual="any" compare="eq" name="family">
   <string>Techno</string>
  </test>
  <edit binding="same" mode="prepend" name="family">
   <string>Impact</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <!--
     Provide required aliases for standard names.
-->
 <alias>
  <family>sans-serif</family>
  <prefer>
   <family>Arial</family>
  </prefer>
 </alias>
 <alias>
  <family>serif</family>
  <prefer>
   <family>Georgia</family>
  </prefer>
 </alias>
 <alias>
  <family>monospace</family>
  <prefer>
   <family>Courier New</family>
  </prefer>
 </alias>
 <alias>
  <family>cursive</family>
  <prefer>
   <family>Comic Sans MS</family>
  </prefer>
 </alias>
 <alias>
  <family>fantasy</family>
  <prefer>
   <family>Impact</family>
  </prefer>
 </alias>
 <dir>~/.fonts</dir>
</fontconfig>

Edit:
I solved this myself by:
1. Adding 'stable' repos.
2. Installing the 'freetype6' package, version 2.6:

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sudo apt-get install libfreetype6=2.6.3-3.2 libfreetype6:i386=2.6.3-3.2
Suddenly, everything works right again!

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