default config: switch to “DejaVu Sans Mono 8” as default font

As mentioned in the comment, this change is motivated by better support
for unicode, right-to-left rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi
setups.
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Michael Stapelberg 2014-06-08 22:25:59 +02:00
parent 26460c091a
commit 34cd06be7a
1 changed files with 9 additions and 6 deletions

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#
# Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
# is used in the bar {} block below. ISO 10646 = Unicode
font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
# is used in the bar {} block below.
# This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left
# text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango).
font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8
# Before i3 v4.8, we used to recommend this one as the default:
# font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
# The font above is very space-efficient, that is, it looks good, sharp and
# clear in small sizes. However, if you need a lot of unicode glyphs or
# right-to-left text rendering, you should instead use pango for rendering and
# chose a FreeType font, such as:
# font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 10
# clear in small sizes. However, its unicode glyph coverage is limited, the old
# X core fonts rendering does not support right-to-left and this being a bitmap
# font, it doesnt scale on retina/hidpi displays.
# use Mouse+Mod1 to drag floating windows to their wanted position
floating_modifier Mod1