From 570b5729cce5525a60f1e748d36eb821a3563ecb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Stapelberg Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 20:02:34 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] also change the default font in i3.config.keycodes --- i3.config.keycodes | 15 +++++++++------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/i3.config.keycodes b/i3.config.keycodes index 0da3d77a..27398515 100644 --- a/i3.config.keycodes +++ b/i3.config.keycodes @@ -11,13 +11,16 @@ set $mod Mod1 # Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font -# is used in the bar {} block below. ISO 10646 = Unicode -font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1 +# is used in the bar {} block below. +# This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left +# text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango). +font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8 +# Before i3 v4.8, we used to recommend this one as the default: +# font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1 # The font above is very space-efficient, that is, it looks good, sharp and -# clear in small sizes. However, if you need a lot of unicode glyphs or -# right-to-left text rendering, you should instead use pango for rendering and -# chose a FreeType font, such as: -# font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 10 +# clear in small sizes. However, its unicode glyph coverage is limited, the old +# X core fonts rendering does not support right-to-left and this being a bitmap +# font, it doesn’t scale on retina/hidpi displays. # Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position floating_modifier $mod