It sounds like you're not using the monospace version of the font. Did you do the fc command that he did and find the actual name of the monospace version ?
#Issues with font on i3/Alacritty
hollow root
scarlet stratus
yea i used the same name Meslo LGM Nerd Font
im double checking how it looks and i think my eyes are failing me
it might just be that the letter spacing is abit off-putting
is there a way to change that?
hollow root
I'll try it on my machine and see what I get. Give me a bit to get home
scarlet stratus
aye, thanks
hollow root
aye, thanks
Sorry, had a server go down that I had to take care of. While I get my laptop set up, could you humor me and screenshot or copy paste the font line in your config?
Try toggling between these two and notice the number 0 and see if they differ each time you change it (ctrl+shift+r after you save the file to reload the screen)
I'm able to see the difference, but it's so slight that I wasn't able to tell without looking at the 0s
font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 12
font pango:MesloLGM Nerd Font 12
(comment out one as you try the other and vice versa)
scarlet stratus
There was 0 difference
I got the Meslo directory in the right place
Do I have to do anything on conf.d?
hollow root
There was 0 difference
Can you show me what the 0 looks like with both fonts?
hollow root
Are you sure you did a ctrl+shift+r on dejavu sans? that's not the 0 that is used with that font
This is what DejaVu Sans looks like
Make sure you also don't have two font lines uncommented in your i3 config
scarlet stratus
i tried that too it shows as the same
its also likely that i have it installed but it just doesnt seem like it
because it looks different to how it looks on my fedora workspace
i copied the same vid and the name section is coloured and abit less spaced out
is there such a way to remove the 'vulpes@archlinux' to something like a plain tilde symbol with an arrow
i see it on other terminals
rustic glacier
is there such a way to remove the 'vulpes@archlinux' to something like a plain t...
This is your $PS1 variable, you can set it however you like in your .bash_profile or .bashrc. not sure about other shells
scarlet stratus
thank you, its been bugging me how much extra line space its taking on my already tiny screen
scarlet stratus
ok update: i changed the font BUT
i remember this happened when i did this on fedora but i forgot the fix
i did fc-cache -fv
hollow root
Bleh. I was going to recommend that earlier but got sidetracked. Good job!
scarlet stratus
it turns out its no longer MesloLGS Nerd Font
i had to type it as MesloLGS NF
that and a lil fc-cache did the trick
all's left now is to clear the scramble
hollow root
i had to type it as MesloLGS NF
Out of curiosity, how did you install the font?
scarlet stratus
i installed from the AUR at first, but i wasnt sure if it was any good so i deleted that directory and installed manually
cuz it didnt pickup at first
hollow root
Ah yeah, the fc-cache is needed if you add it manually
