From ef90ccd1a8e55460145f73f8d8e51507d352c28d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Stapelberg Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:34:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] default config: include a short explanation about xft fonts --- i3.config | 8 +++++++- i3.config.keycodes | 8 +++++++- 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/i3.config b/i3.config index d29155ed..e45b31ba 100644 --- a/i3.config +++ b/i3.config @@ -9,8 +9,14 @@ # layout, use the i3-config-wizard # -# font for window titles. ISO 10646 = Unicode +# 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 +# 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 an xft font, such as: +# font xft:DejaVu Sans Mono 10 # use Mouse+Mod1 to drag floating windows to their wanted position floating_modifier Mod1 diff --git a/i3.config.keycodes b/i3.config.keycodes index 1bff8890..162660d3 100644 --- a/i3.config.keycodes +++ b/i3.config.keycodes @@ -10,8 +10,14 @@ set $mod Mod1 -# font for window titles. ISO 10646 = Unicode +# Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font +# is used in the bar {} block below. ISO 10646 = Unicode font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1 +# The font above is very space-efficient, that is, it looks good, sharp and +# clear in small sizes. However, if you need a lot of unicode glyphs or +# right-to-left text rendering, you should instead use pango for rendering and +# chose an xft font, such as: +# font xft:DejaVu Sans Mono 10 # Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position floating_modifier $mod