[SOLVED] Fontconfig trouble with setting default font families

bl0tt0 · 03-22-2015, 07:40 PM

So I've been trying to reset the default monospace font on my user account to Anonymous Pro, however it doesn't appear to work as it is explained in various online howtos. According to the information found here, it should be possible to add a different setting to ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf, and the system should pick up the change on next login. I have added the following to my fonts.conf, but fc-match monospace is still showing ""Bitstream Vera Sans Mono":

Code:

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
 <alias>
   <family>monospace</family>
   <prefer>
     <family>Anonymous Pro</family>
   </prefer>
 </alias>
</fontconfig>

Has anyone been able to successfully set this? If so, what did you need to do?

dugan · 03-23-2015, 01:42 AM

Remove the following file:

/etc/fonts/conf.d/44-wqy-zenhei.conf

bl0tt0 · 03-23-2015, 01:30 PM

That did it, although I'm not sure what that config file was setting that would break custom user font settings.

Anyways, thanks for the help, dugan!