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set font via xft syntax
Luca
2009-05-04 08:24:40 UTC
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Is there a posibility to set font for dwm'bar via xft syntax like this?

static const char font[] = "xft:Terminus:pixelsize=14"

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Thanos Zygouris
2009-05-04 08:38:08 UTC
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As far i know, DWM doesn't support xft fonts...or does it?
Post by Luca
Is there a posibility to set font for dwm'bar via xft syntax like this?
static const char font[] = "xft:Terminus:pixelsize=14"
Thanks,
LP
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Haomin Wen
2009-05-04 08:44:48 UTC
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No, it doesn't. I hope it will. However there are some patches enable
Xft, see http://lists.suckless.org/dwm/0904/7856.html.
On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Thanos Zygouris
Post by Thanos Zygouris
As far i know, DWM doesn't support xft fonts...or does it?
Post by Luca
Is there a posibility to set font for dwm'bar via xft syntax like this?
static const char font[]            =  "xft:Terminus:pixelsize=14"
Thanks,
LP
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Antoni Grzymala
2009-05-04 08:49:06 UTC
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Post by Thanos Zygouris
As far i know, DWM doesn't support xft fonts...or does it?
There was a lenghty discussion on that a few days ago. Please search the
archives.

In short, currently it does not (without external patches). It may in a
future.
Post by Thanos Zygouris
Post by Luca
Is there a posibility to set font for dwm'bar via xft syntax like this?
static const char font[] = "xft:Terminus:pixelsize=14"
Thanks,
LP
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Luca
2009-05-04 09:00:51 UTC
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ok, thanks for replay.
Post by Antoni Grzymala
Post by Thanos Zygouris
As far i know, DWM doesn't support xft fonts...or does it?
There was a lenghty discussion on that a few days ago. Please search the
archives.
In short, currently it does not (without external patches). It may in a
future.
Post by Thanos Zygouris
Post by Luca
Is there a posibility to set font for dwm'bar via xft syntax like this?
static const char font[] = "xft:Terminus:pixelsize=14"
Thanks,
LP
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