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[PATCH] gnu: qutebrowser: Add note to description about font rendering bug.

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From: jgart <jgart <at> dismail.de>
To: 60839 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: jgart <jgart <at> dismail.de>
Subject: [bug#60839] [PATCH] gnu: qutebrowser: Add note to description about font rendering bug.
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 16:02:12 -0600

* gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm (qutebrowser): Add note.
[description]: Add note about font rendering bug.

Hi, this patch adds a note about how to get fonts to render when you first install qutebrowser.
---
 gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm b/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm
index a126902395..9903f1f4aa 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm
@@ -548,7 +548,11 @@ (define-public qutebrowser
     (home-page "https://qutebrowser.org/")
     (synopsis "Minimal, keyboard-focused, vim-like web browser")
     (description "qutebrowser is a keyboard-focused browser with a minimal
-GUI.  It is based on PyQt5 and QtWebEngine.")
+GUI.  It is based on PyQt5 and QtWebEngine.  Due to a
+@url{https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1164975,
+known bug} in qtwebengine, add @code{c.qt.args =
+['disable-seccomp-filter-sandbox']} to your @file{config.py} in order
+to allow fonts to render properly.")
     (license license:gpl3+)))
 
 (define-public vimb
-- 
2.38.1

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