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you should be able to just install your font, update cache, then go into your terminal preferences then change your font.
unless you're using something like xterm, where you'd have to edit its config file.
Font Awesome is installed, because I can see the icon between <span> and </span>. The problem that the icon is displayed with fixed character width and </span> after the icon overlays it.
I've tried urxvt, termite, xfce4-terminal.
Font Awesome is installed, because I can see the icon between <span> and </span>. The problem that the icon is displayed with fixed character width and </span> after the icon overlays it.
I've tried urxvt, termite, xfce4-terminal.
No, it does not help. The first link is about using Font Awesome in web browser. I need to fix displaying the icon in linux terminal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_console), not web browser. The next link doesn't contain anything related to terminal too.
No, it does not help. The first link is about using Font Awesome in web browser. I need to fix displaying the icon in linux terminal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_console), not web browser. The next link doesn't contain anything related to terminal too.
Anyway, thanks.
that third link I put in there has icon fonts for terminal use
Terminals tend to have fixed width fonts. You might try with urxvt, rxvt with unicode extenstions. Although likely futile IMO if you're not monospace and/or bitmap font wise. Or use the gui versions of emacs / vi.
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