[Bug 2375426] New: unable to see "Fixed" in font list in applications

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2375426

Bug ID: 2375426
           Summary: unable to see "Fixed" in font list in applications
           Product: Fedora
           Version: rawhide
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
         Component: ucs-miscfixed-fonts
          Severity: medium
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
        QA Contact: [e-mail]
                CC: [e-mail],
                    [e-mail], [e-mail],
                    [e-mail]
  Target Milestone: ---
    Classification: Fedora

I'm on Fedora rawhide and after a recent system update today, I'm no longer
able to see "Fixed" as a font option in gnome-terminal. Having "Fixed" in my
alacritty config doesn't work either.

I used to have `ucs-miscfixed-opentype-fonts` installed earlier. I tried with
ucs-miscfixed-fonts too, but didn't work either.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Be on an updated rawhide
2. Install ucs-miscfixed-fonts (or opentype-fonts)
3. Choose "Fixed" as the font type.

[Bug 2375426] unable to see "Fixed" in font list in applications

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--- Comment #1 from Jens Petersen  ---
(I tried ucs-miscfixed-opentype-fonts on F42 gnome-terminal - wow is that
ugly;)
Maybe it looks better in alacritty)

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Jens Petersen  changed:

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          Component|ucs-miscfixed-fonts         |fontconfig

--- Comment #2 from Jens Petersen  ---
(ptyxis doesn't recognize Fixed, though gnome-console does but doesn't seem to
actually use it for me.)

Actually I tested on Rawhide Live, but probably slightly older than what Lokesh
has.

Reproduced with fontconfig-2.17.0-1.fc43 I am afraid.

You can try downgrading fontconfig and see if it makes a different, it worked
for me there.

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Akira TAGOH  changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Akira TAGOH  ---
Well, because 2.17.0 enabled /etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps-except-emoji.conf
by default. I'll revert this change in rawhide since such drastic change
shouldn't be happened without Change proposal.

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--- Comment #4 from Akira TAGOH  ---
BTW Fedora datacenter move is ongoing. The updated package can't be delivered
soon. You can remove the above file manually for a workaround.

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Fedora Update System  changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Fedora Update System  ---
FEDORA-2025-d26a06f9ec (fontconfig-2.17.0-2.fc43) has been submitted as an
update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-d26a06f9ec

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Fedora Update System  changed:

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             Status|MODIFIED                    |CLOSED
   Fixed In Version|                            |fontconfig-2.17.0-2.fc43
         Resolution|---                         |ERRATA
        Last Closed|                            |2025-06-30 09:59:01

--- Comment #6 from Fedora Update System  ---
FEDORA-2025-d26a06f9ec (fontconfig-2.17.0-2.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora
43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

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--- Comment #7 from Lokesh Mandvekar  ---
(In reply to Jens Petersen from comment #1)
> (I tried ucs-miscfixed-opentype-fonts on F42 gnome-terminal - wow is that
> ugly;)

The only beautiful terminal font on a 4k screen is Fixed size 9 :) 
I wish I could set it easily on Brave too.
> Maybe it looks better in alacritty)

It's the same beauty on both :)

[Bug 2375426] unable to see "Fixed" in font list in applications

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--- Comment #8 from Jens Petersen  ---
(In reply to Lokesh Mandvekar from comment #7)
> The only beautiful terminal font on a 4k screen is Fixed size 9 :) 
> I wish I could set it easily on Brave too.
> > Maybe it looks better in alacritty)
>
> It's the same beauty on both :)

Genuinely curious/interested...
At least to me using bitmap on a 4k seems naively counterintuitive (:

Perhaps you could post a screenshot or something to explain more?