brndnmtthws / brndnmtthws/conky
Handle font fallbacks for missing glyphs
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enhancement
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- C++
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Description
If I set `font = 'Droid Sans:size=9'` in options, it doesn't fallback to "Droid Sans Fallback" font if the glyph in unavailable.
I guess that's actually not a bug, but I'd love to see this implemented.
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Research direction
Start by locating Conky's font rendering and glyph lookup code, then trace how the `font = 'Droid Sans:size=9'` option is handled. Check existing font-related tests or rendering paths first. Done means missing glyphs use an appropriate fallback such as Droid Sans Fallback while preserving the configured font for available glyphs.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100