From cbcbedd69456376afec55881ef1beee1394eac87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kaleb Elwert Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:52:32 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] prompt: Add basic troubleshooting information for fonts This is related to #1495 and a number of other issues which have been filed about font issues. --- modules/prompt/README.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/modules/prompt/README.md b/modules/prompt/README.md index 4f9fd82..523c83e 100644 --- a/modules/prompt/README.md +++ b/modules/prompt/README.md @@ -130,6 +130,18 @@ function prompt_name_precmd { } ``` +Troubleshooting +--------------- + +### Fonts aren't displaying properly. + +On most systems, themes which use special characters need to have a patched font +installed and configured properly. + +Powerline provides some information on [terminal support][4] and [how to install +patched fonts][5] which should fix most font issues. + + Authors ------- @@ -140,3 +152,5 @@ Authors [1]: http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/User-Contributions.html#Prompt-Themes [2]: http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Functions.html#Hook-Functions [3]: https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/prezto/issues +[4]: http://powerline.readthedocs.io/en/master/usage.html#terminal-emulator-requirements +[5]: http://powerline.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html#fonts-installation