Changing system brightness mode (dark=>bright or bright=>dark) makes Element forget custom set fonts

[JMoVS]

Steps to reproduce

1. Update to Element 1.11.36
2. Set system font to Helvetica

Outcome

What did you expect?

Emoji's displayed in Apple's emoji system font

What happened instead?

Emoji display in non-native google style emoji font

Operating system

macOS

Application version

Version von Element: 1.11.36 Version von Olm: 3.2.14

How did you install the app?

Downloaded from element.io

Homeserver

No response

Will you send logs?

No

[t3chguy]

Cannot reproduce

[JMoVS]

ah true, now I realised the problem.

Probably the fix in matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#11170 now results in my "fix" not working anymore. I rephrased the issue item accordingly.

[t3chguy]

@JMoVS so what you're saying is #14398 got fixed and you're being bitten by #9790

[JMoVS]

@t3chguy haha yes - I switched to Helvetica to actually get Apple emoji font. For me that was a feature, not a bug :)

[JMoVS]

ha, workaround: Set font to Helvetica, Apple Color Emoji

[t3chguy]

Hmm I cannot reproduce (see emoji in the bg)

[JMoVS]

@t3chguy This is getting weirder day by day, now sometimes it falls back to tghe google standard emoji. I go into settings, apple color emoji is still in the field, and just by entering "space" after it, it triggers that it reapplies...

[t3chguy]

@germain-gg any idea how the typography changes may be causing this weirdness?

[t3chguy]

How did you install the app?
No response

@JMoVS could you fill this in please

[JMoVS]

@t3chguy adjusted

[JMoVS]

this is the behaviour observed:

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[JMoVS]

I have this now every day - @t3chguy were you able to reproduce it by now? And would rageshake data help?

[t3chguy]

@JMoVS nope. I could not reproduce it as per my attempts above. See also that I am not the one assigned to this issue...

[JMoVS]

@t3chguy ah sry, did not see the change - @germain-gg how can I help? It's happening for me every 1-2 days currently and I'm happy to send me logs if you tell me which and how

[JMoVS]

this is still a clear regression and no interaction or movement here @germain-gg any news from your side?

[JMoVS]

@germain-gg this is still happening in the latest version Version von Element: 1.11.39 Version von Olm: 3.2.14 - any news on the element side?

[JMoVS]

@t3chguy I'm sorry to mention you again but I haven't heard anything back even though this seems to be a straightforward regression, can you internally ask? For me this still happens often (happy to provide logs if it's helpful)

[t3chguy]

straightforward regression

I'd agree if I could reproduce it - I've pinged @germain-gg in a DM - can't do much else

[JMoVS]

Ha, I just found a way to reliably reproduce it on macOS. When you switch day/night mode, it then falls back and no longer adheres to the chosen fonts. So to reproduce the issue, just switch, also FYI @germain-gg

[intelfx]

I confirm that this issue also happens on Firefox/Linux, and is not limited to emoji font (the entire custom font is not honored after a dark/light switch, until the tab is reloaded).