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[PATCH] doc: Recommend rebuilding the font cache.

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From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Recommend rebuilding the font cache.
Date: Sat,  8 Jul 2017 21:16:34 +0200

* doc/guix.texi (X11 Fonts): Recommend rebuilding the font cache with fc-cache
when fonts are not found.
---
 doc/guix.texi | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index cd694bbda..6cf20aa09 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -1448,6 +1448,14 @@ xset +fp ~/.guix-profile/share/fonts/truetype
 After that, you can run @code{xlsfonts} (from @code{xlsfonts} package)
 to make sure your TrueType fonts are listed there.
 
+@cindex @code{fc-cache}
+@cindex font cache
+After installing fonts you may have to refresh the font cache to use
+them in applications.  The same applies when applications installed via
+Guix do not seem to find fonts.  To force rebuilding of the font cache
+run @code{fc-cache -f}.  The @code{fc-cache} command is provided by the
+@code{fontconfig} package.
+
 @subsection X.509 Certificates
 
 @cindex @code{nss-certs}
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Message #10 received at 27626-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
To: 27626-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27626: Acknowledgement ([PATCH] doc: Recommend rebuilding the
 font cache.)
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 17:16:38 +0200

Pushed to master with commit e5942cbfa488486ed846dd526e5867556442fbb3.

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Ricardo

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From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Cc: 27626-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#27626] [PATCH] doc: Recommend rebuilding the font cache.
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:31:50 +0200

Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net> skribis:

> * doc/guix.texi (X11 Fonts): Recommend rebuilding the font cache with fc-cache
> when fonts are not found.

This patch was applied and I think it’s a good idea, thanks!

Ludo’.

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