#1088113 gnome-terminal: Can't select condensed font

Package:
gnome-terminal
Source:
gnome-terminal
Description:
GNOME terminal emulator application
Submitter:
Ben Harris
Date:
2024-11-23 14:00:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1088113#5
Date:
2024-11-23 13:57:47 UTC
From:
To:
    * What led up to the situation?

I have installed the "Bedstead" family of fonts from
https://bjh21.me.uk/bedstead/ in the ".fonts" directory under my home
directory.  I'd like to use "Bedstead Condensed" in my terminals.

    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
      ineffective)?

I followed the instructions in "Change font and style" in the help.  I
clicked on the "hamburger" button in the GNOME Terminal title bar and
chose "Preferences".  I turned on "Custom font" and click the button next
to it.  The list includes "Bedstead", but not any of the different widths
of Bedstead.  If I choose "Bedstead", there is no option to choose a
different width.

    * What was the outcome of this action?

I couldn't find any way to select Bedstead Condensed in the "Preferences"
dialogue box.  If I just select "Bedstead", I get the normal-width
version.

    * What outcome did you expect instead?

I expected that either "Bedstead Condensed" would be in the list of fonts
to choose from, or there would be an option to choose a width after
selecting "Bedstead".


I would have reported this using a font family that's in Debian, but it
turns out that all the condensed monospaced fonts in Debian are broken in
other ways.