From 9072249d5ce24b8225c3d85e55739ecc22b7fa2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: anarcat Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2022 11:51:56 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] expand FAQ about fonts This adds a little more information about the font stuff based on the things I learned in https://github.com/tobi-wan-kenobi/bumblebee-status/issues/881#issuecomment-1150034722 --- docs/FAQ.rst | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/FAQ.rst b/docs/FAQ.rst index 8c927cf..0aade9b 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ.rst +++ b/docs/FAQ.rst @@ -52,4 +52,15 @@ Please check that you have `Font Awesome`_ installed (version 4). # Other # see https://github.com/gabrielelana/awesome-terminal-fonts +You might also need to add it to the `font` directive in your i3 configuration, for example: + +.. code-block:: + + bar { + font pango:FontAwesome, Fira mono 10 + status_command bumblebee-status -m title pasink pasource cpu memory battery datetime --iconset awesome-fonts + } + +If you are unsure about how the font is named, you can use the ``pango-list`` command line tool to look at the fonts installed on your computer. Also note how you can specify multiple fonts, separated by commas, in the above example. + .. _Font Awesome: https://fontawesome.com/