Post AY9lGiKtc58cC1JS8e by khird@qoto.org
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(DIR) Post #AY8Xh2hdVqo0uwRglk by lapingvino@neurodifferent.me
2023-07-28T00:29:32Z
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Just installing a new Arch based system and as Arch keeps everything up to date and Noto Sans Symbols 2 got updated with the 🟙 Nine Pointed Star this means the #bahai star now works by default on any #ArchLinux system that has a proper Noto fallback chain.
(DIR) Post #AY8Xh3ZsGCBtd9p0JE by khird@qoto.org
2023-07-28T00:49:24Z
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@lapingvino can you link a pointer on how to set up such a "fallback chain"? I never got non-latin fonts working properly - not normally too much of an issue, but it'd be nice to fix.
(DIR) Post #AY9UWrG4VgPxHFAVW4 by lapingvino@neurodifferent.me
2023-07-28T11:48:38Z
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@khird What is your OS?
(DIR) Post #AY9lGiKtc58cC1JS8e by khird@qoto.org
2023-07-28T14:56:15Z
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@lapingvino Arch, with Cinnamon as my DE
(DIR) Post #AY9lSuZvvCMtdaA8XI by lapingvino@neurodifferent.me
2023-07-28T14:58:26Z
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@khird probably installing https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/noto-fonts/ should be enough to have all fallback except CJK, and https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/noto-fonts-cjk/ and https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/noto-fonts-emoji/ to have CJK and emoji support.
(DIR) Post #AY9lkbFeWAxouM6vj6 by khird@qoto.org
2023-07-28T15:01:39Z
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@lapingvino my problem isn't that I can't install the fonts, but that falling back doesn't seem to work. For example I have some perso-arabic fonts installed, but I still get tofu when I come across it on a webpage, because my latin font doesn't have those characters.
(DIR) Post #AY9lponVa6xyMtR1qC by lapingvino@neurodifferent.me
2023-07-28T15:02:35Z
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@khird which browser are you using? browsers kinda have their own fallback systems too...
(DIR) Post #AY9lw1VPFKFLWEvVZo by khird@qoto.org
2023-07-28T15:03:43Z
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@lapingvino I use Firefox.
(DIR) Post #AY9m2kMdNO0INn1tIW by lapingvino@neurodifferent.me
2023-07-28T15:04:54Z
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@khird You need to configure that in Firefox settings, Firefox has its own fallback system: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-fonts-and-colors-websites-use
(DIR) Post #AY9m6TeLSgQXhc5nTU by khird@qoto.org
2023-07-28T15:05:36Z
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@lapingvino thanks, I'll look into it.
(DIR) Post #AY9mCdXTbfuW6vohns by lapingvino@neurodifferent.me
2023-07-28T15:06:41Z
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@khird still when that fails the system fonts normally should take over. I suspect the issue is that it tries to use a font that's not there and that holds it up in the fallback chain, not falling back to the rest of the system fonts...