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athityakumar / colorls

A Ruby gem that beautifies the terminal's ls command, with color and font-awesome icons. :tada:
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No patched fonts of powerline nerd-font and/or font-awesome #288

Closed gamaralf closed 2 years ago

gamaralf commented 5 years ago

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On the "Instalation" section of the README, it is written: Install the patched fonts of powerline nerd-font and/or font-awesome. Have a look at the Nerd Font README for more installation instructions.

I have checked the linked page (https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/blob/master/readme.md) but found no downloads for "patched fonts of powerline nerd-font and/or font-awesome". Do they go by another name?

DannyBen commented 5 years ago

Yes, I also want to add that this section of the README should probably be more specific and provide direct links as to what font needs to be installed exactly. The link to the nerd font README is confusing, as there are dozens of fonts and sets and installation instructions there.

avdv commented 5 years ago

Simply install the one you like. Then, configure it for your terminal and you're set.

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Yes, I also want to add that this section of the README should probably be more specific and provide direct links as to what font needs to be installed exactly. The link to the nerd font README is confusing, as there are dozens of fonts and sets and installation instructions there.

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avdv commented 5 years ago

Yes, I also want to add that this section of the README should probably be more specific and provide direct links as to what font needs to be installed exactly.

That's impossible. The instructions in the nerd font README are complex due to the fact that there are diverse operating systems and thus installation methods. There is not the one font you need to install, it depends on your OS / application / visual preference. Of course, the safest bet would be to install all of them, but that would be overkill.

I am willing to improve the README, but I do not see how.

ryanoasis commented 2 years ago

my 2 cents: you could link to https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads or even https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/latest

avdv commented 2 years ago

Thanks @ryanoasis ! I just updated the README to make it clear that users should simply download a Nerd Font. That does not really solve the installation / configuration part but it reduces the confusion because of the wording.