Last modified: 2014-10-26 18:05:45 UTC
Linux Libertine comes in 2 varieties: TTF and OTF. The Wikipedia/MediaWiki CSS (checked on English and German Wikipedias) use “Linux Libertine” as the font for headings, then falling back to Georgia. I use Ubuntu 12.04, whose repositories only have the OpenType version of Libertine fonts (which makes sense as OTF format is simply better). To prevent confusion, Linux Libertine folks use a ‘O’ suffix on their OpenType offerings, that is the fonts are named as “Linux Libertine O.” So, even though I have LL fonts on my computer, the CSS forces Georgia. Ideally, the CSS should use “Linux Libertine O”, “Linux Libertine“, Georgia, serif; as the rule. This is compatible both with legacy TTF systems (and MS Windows) as well as up-to-date OpenType systems.
I'm surprised Fontconfig does not account for this... Personally, I'd like to overhaul the fontstack completely; combining Linux Libertine and Georgia is one of the works mistakes. But that discussion is better held at [[mw:Talk:Typography refresh#Header fontstack]].
(In reply to Erwin Dokter from comment #1) > I'm surprised Fontconfig does not account for this... > > Personally, I'd like to overhaul the fontstack completely; combining Linux > Libertine and Georgia is one of the works mistakes. But that discussion is > better held at [[mw:Talk:Typography refresh#Header fontstack]]. Discussing it there isn't going to achieve anything, though, since not enough folks actually visit that page to generate any form of consensus. Probably the thing to do would be to create and run through an RfC, since that has an established actionable process.
