FS#63758 - [otf-fira-code] Version 2-1 not usable in some applications (e.g. Kitty terminal).
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Opened by Joel (Kage-Yami) - Saturday, 14 September 2019, 09:39 GMT
Last edited by freswa (frederik) - Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 21:57 GMT
Opened by Joel (Kage-Yami) - Saturday, 14 September 2019, 09:39 GMT
Last edited by freswa (frederik) - Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 21:57 GMT
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Details
It seems the new version 2-1 of this package is no longer
usable in some other applications.
For example, despite setting "Fira Code" as the desired font in Kitty terminal, it still falls back to some other font. An example of someone else experiencing this: https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/d3reo4/fira_codes_font_ligatures_suddenly_stopped/ (Note, this issue also is apparent with the ttf version). |
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Closed by freswa (frederik)
Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 21:57 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: Not a font bug, but application related
Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 21:57 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: Not a font bug, but application related
In particular, the following comment has a fix: https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode/issues/840#issuecomment-531471498. This resolves the problem with Kitty, at the least (I have not tested other applications that may have broken with the new release).
It's not yet clear if the Fira Code repository will add the `/etc/fonts/conf.d/80-firacode-spacing.conf` file as suggested by the linked comment. If it doesn't, perhaps this file could be added to the Arch `otf-fira-code` and `ttf-fira-code` packages?
Until a new version is released you'll either have to use the git version from the AUR or use the workaround mentioned above.