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user fonts do not appear in :set guifont=*
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Description
Fonts I've installed (e.g.: DejaVu Sans Mono for Powerline) do not appear in :set guifont=*
These fonts work fine in iterm2 when using vim, neovim, etc.
This worked before I upgraded to 8.0.
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in MacVim on macOS after upgrading to version 8.0, then trace the code responsible for enumerating fonts for :set guifont=*. Done means installed fonts such as DejaVu Sans Mono for Powerline appear in the font list and existing font selection still works.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, vim
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100