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| author | jao <jao@gnu.org> | 2023-03-26 00:48:38 +0000 |
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| committer | jao <jao@gnu.org> | 2023-03-26 00:48:38 +0000 |
| commit | c9b6bf77415afff2dbd7b8e33ccdd21b771fbec0 (patch) | |
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docs: comment on use of X11 fonts (fixes #658)
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diff --git a/doc/quick-start.org b/doc/quick-start.org index e6cc427..2b34816 100644 --- a/doc/quick-start.org +++ b/doc/quick-start.org @@ -146,6 +146,15 @@ configuration language, see [[../etc/xmobar.config][etc/xmobar.config]], and you to use Source Code Pro Semi-Bold 10 when possible, and fall back to Noto Color Emoji Regular 12 for characters that the former cannot display. +**** X11 Bitmap fonts + + If you want to use traditional, non-aliased X11 fonts, you can do so via + the [[https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs-fonts.html][Unicode fonts and tools for X11]] package, which provides bitmap + versions of them, with a specification of the stytle ~"Fixed 8"~ for what + in the old days would have been something like + ~-Misc-Fixed-Medium-R-Normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-ISO10646-1~. See also + discussion in [[https://codeberg.org/xmobar/xmobar/issues/658][issue #658]]. + *** Colors - =bgColor= Background color. |