Ugly text alignment in game properties box on latest beta

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#2993 · opened 2013-11-16 by mcl21014 · updated 2019-07-18 · 8 comments · github

Mmcl21014 2013-11-16 github

Well, the issue is self-explanatory. Look at the alignment, guys. It's pretty ugly. I'm on Ubuntu 13.10 64 bit. To reproduce, just right click a game and click properties. System info just in case:
Processor Information:
Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x25
CPU Stepping: 0x5
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 2534 Mhz
4 logical processors
2 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported

Network Information:
Network Speed:

Operating System Version:
Ubuntu 13.10 (64 bit)
Kernel Name: Linux
Kernel Version: 3.12.0-031200-generic
X Server Vendor: The X.Org Foundation
X Server Release: 11403000
X Window Manager: Compiz
Steam Runtime Version: steam-runtime-release_2013-10-23

Video Card:
Driver: Intel Open Source Technology Center Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ironlake Mobile x86/MMX/SSE2

Driver Version:  2.1 Mesa 9.2.1
OpenGL Version: 2.1
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
VendorID:  0x1002
DeviceID:  0x68e4
Number of Monitors:  1
Number of Logical Video Cards:  2
Primary Display Resolution:  1600 x 900
Desktop Resolution: 1600 x 900
Primary Display Size: 15.04" x 8.46"  (17.24" diag)
                                        38.2cm x 21.5cm  (43.8cm diag)
Primary VRAM Not Detected

Sound card:
Audio device: IDT 92HD81B1X5

Memory:
RAM: 7782 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
LANG: en_US.UTF-8
Microphone: Not set
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 468645 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 341867 Mb

Installed software:

Recent Failure Reports:

And there you are. I'll also attach a screenshot.

Mmcl21014 2013-11-16 github

screenshot from 2013-11-16 10 23 53

PPon3 2013-11-16 github

So what's the problem?
Install MSFonts.

PPon3 2013-11-16 github

Okay... Open your terminal (Alt+Ctrl+T) and install it using
$ sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
Accept the agreements and voila!

Mmcl21014 2013-11-17 github

Nope they're installed. I just checked. Issue is that the text isn't aligned properly.

SSkiski 2013-11-17 github

mcl21014 is right, the second row of information is to close of the first and there is some overwriting.

?ghost 2013-11-18 github

See https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/1443 -- fonts on Linux is actually renders bigger than on Windows, IMO it's a common issue.

ZZeXx86 2013-11-20 github

I am affected too. With Czech translation it is much worse.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2017-09-29 github

Closing in favor of #1443.

Upstream links

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/1443x1 2013-11