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@@ -57,20 +57,27 @@ them to =stack= directly:
- =with_threaded= Uses GHC's threaded runtime. Use this option if xmobar
enters a high-CPU regime right after starting.
- - =with_utf8= UTF-8 support. Requires the [[http://hackage.haskell.org/package/utf8-string/][utf8-string]] package.
+ - =with_xft= Antialiased font support. Deprecated: use =with_cairo= instead.
- - =with_xft= Antialiased fonts. Requires the [[http://hackage.haskell.org/package/X11-xft/][X11-xft]] package. This
- option automatically enables UTF-8. To use XFT fonts you need to use
- the =xft:= prefix in the =font= configuration option. For instance:
+ - =with_cairo= Antialiased fonts via Cairo/Pango. Requires the [[http://hackage.haskell.org/package/X11-xft/][X11-xft]]
+ package. This option automatically enables UTF-8. To use XFT fonts you
+ can use their fontconfig name, e.g
#+begin_src haskell
- font = "xft:Times New Roman-10:italic"
+ font = "Iosevka Medium 10"
+ font = "DejaVu Sans Mono italic 9"
#+end_src
Or to have fallback fonts, just separate them by commas:
#+begin_src haskell
- font = "xft:Open Sans:size=9,WenQuanYi Zen Hei:size=9"
+ font = "Open Sans,WenQuanYi Zen Hei 9"
+ #+end_src
+
+ For backwards compatibility, font names with `xft:` are also supported.
+
+ #+begin_src haskell
+ font = "xft:DejaVu Sans Mono-10"
#+end_src
- =with_mpd= Enables support for the [[http://mpd.wikia.com/][MPD]] daemon. Requires the [[http://hackage.haskell.org/package/libmpd/][libmpd]]