From b2ab8f26140ebd3231841d34aaf15cceaed826d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Milk Brewster Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 12:19:03 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] update re bitmap fonts --- i3-Migration-Guide.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/i3-Migration-Guide.md b/i3-Migration-Guide.md index ab127fd..9370304 100644 --- a/i3-Migration-Guide.md +++ b/i3-Migration-Guide.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Sway is *almost* a drop-in replacement for i3, but you may have to make a few ch ## Font configuration -Sway does not support X logical font description (XLFD) configuration strings. It uses Pango, which does support bitmap fonts, and uses the format `font pango:Gohu GohuFont 10`. Use `pango-list | grep [fontname]` to confirm the correct font name. +Sway does not support X logical font description (XLFD) configuration strings. Instead it uses Pango, and one can use `pango-list | grep [fontname]` to confirm the correct font name. Pango, [as of version 1.44](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/issues/4390), does not support older bitmap fonts (BFD), although it does support bitmap-only OTF fonts. ## Common Xorg apps used on i3 with wayland alternatives: