GerixSoft

Next version of Ubuntu will include a new font, named "Ubuntu font", that will be used as default user interface font:

It is great Canonical have noticed default rendering of Bitstream Vera Sans in Ubuntu is not good, however this new font is not good either.

There is a much easier way to get nicer user interface font in Ubuntu without any new font(s).

Just go to System/Preferences/Appearance, and set Hinting to Slight and Resolution to 94 dots per inch.

Compare how above gedit window looks at my machine:

IMHO much much nicer compared to default DPI/smoothing settings in Ubuntu and much nicer compared to future "Ubuntu font".

I am using these settings for a number of years, since Dapper, and I guess by developing new font sometimes Canonical does not realize greatness of Ubuntu itself :)

P.S.
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird will emit somewhat larger fonts. To fix this for Firefox, put attached userContent.css into ~/.mozilla/firefox/*/chrome folder; to fix this for Thunderbird, put attached userChrome.css and userContent.css into ~/.mozilla-thunderbird/*/chrome folder.