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#1 2022-04-07 09:53:21

Lone_Wolf
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[Solved] how to set default fonts ?

Recently I found I needed noto fonts and installed them .
Unfortunately my default fonts according to fc-match are now noto fonts.

I've looked at wiki pages and it should be possible to use /etc/fonts/local.conf  to change that, but it's unclear to me how .

The examples on https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Font_c … ault_fonts change way to much for my purpose.

I want system default monospace to be adobe  sourcecode pro, serif and sans to be dejavu .

What should I put in local.conf to achieve that ?

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2022-04-08 09:37:10)

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#2 2022-04-07 10:02:39

Fixxer
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Re: [Solved] how to set default fonts ?

Here is mine ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf:

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test name="family" qual="any">
   <string>sans-serif</string>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="family" binding="same">
   <string>Liberation Sans</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test name="family" qual="any">
   <string>serif</string>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="family" binding="same">
   <string>Liberation Serif</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="pattern">
  <test name="family" qual="any">
   <string>monospace</string>
  </test>
  <edit mode="assign" name="family" binding="same">
   <string>Liberation Mono</string>
  </edit>
 </match>
</fontconfig>

Last edited by Fixxer (2022-04-07 10:03:36)

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#3 2022-04-07 10:04:28

Raynman
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Registered: 2011-10-22
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Re: [Solved] how to set default fonts ?

Lone_Wolf wrote:

The examples on https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Font_c … ault_fonts change way to much for my purpose.

That section has only language-specific examples, but it starts with a link to https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Metric … ible_fonts

From that page, I think you want something like https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Metric … ing_method

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#4 2022-04-07 15:22:56

Ferdinand
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Re: [Solved] how to set default fonts ?

Here's my ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf:

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'urn:fontconfig:fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
 <description>Local settings</description>
 <!-- filter out wanted fonts - section disabled
That means ALL FONTS ALLOWED
 <selectfont>
  <rejectfont>
   <glob>/usr/share/fonts/noto/Noto*</glob>
   <glob>/usr/share/fonts/noto-cjk/Noto*</glob>
   <glob>/usr/share/fonts/gsfonts/*</glob>
   <glob>/usr/share/fonts/TTF/*</glob>
   <glob>/usr/share/fonts/adobe-source-code-pro/*</glob>
   <glob>/usr/share/fonts/liberation/*</glob>
  </rejectfont>
  <acceptfont>
   <glob>/usr/share/fonts/noto/NotoSans-*</glob>
   <glob>/usr/share/fonts/noto/NotoSansMono-*</glob>
   <glob>/usr/share/fonts/noto/NotoSansDisplay-*</glob>
   <glob>/usr/share/fonts/noto/NotoSerif-*</glob>
   <glob>/usr/share/fonts/noto/NotoSerifDisplay-*</glob>
   <glob>/usr/share/fonts/noto/NotoColorEmoji</glob>
   <glob>/usr/share/fonts/gsfonts/NimbusMono*</glob>
   <glob>/usr/share/fonts/gsfonts/NimbusRoman*</glob>
   <glob>/usr/share/fonts/gsfonts/NimbusSans*</glob>
  </acceptfont>
 </selectfont>
 -->
 <alias>
  <family>serif</family>
  <prefer>
   <family>Noto Serif</family>
   <family>DejaVu Serif</family>
   <family>Times New Roman</family>
   <family>Thorndale AMT</family>
   <family>Luxi Serif</family>
   <family>Nimbus Roman No9 L</family>
   <family>Nimbus Roman</family>
   <family>Times</family>
  </prefer>
 </alias>
 <alias>
  <family>sans-serif</family>
  <prefer>
   <family>Noto Sans</family>
   <family>DejaVu Sans</family>
   <family>Verdana</family>
   <family>Arial</family>
   <family>Albany AMT</family>
   <family>Luxi Sans</family>
   <family>Nimbus Sans L</family>
   <family>Nimbus Sans</family>
   <family>Helvetica</family>
   <family>Lucida Sans Unicode</family>
   <family>BPG Glaho International</family>
   <!-- lat,cyr,arab,geor -->
   <family>Tahoma</family>
   <!-- lat,cyr,greek,heb,arab,thai -->
  </prefer>
 </alias>
 <alias>
  <family>monospace</family>
  <prefer>
   <family>Noto Sans Mono</family>
   <family>Source Code Pro</family>
   <family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
   <family>Inconsolata</family>
   <family>Liberation Mono</family>
   <family>Andale Mono</family>
   <family>Courier New</family>
   <family>Nimbus Mono</family>
   <family>Nimbus Mono PS</family>
   <family>Courier</family>
  </prefer>
 </alias>
 <!--
  Fantasy faces
 -->
 <alias>
  <family>fantasy</family>
  <prefer>
   <family>Impact</family>
   <family>Copperplate Gothic Std</family>
   <family>Cooper Std</family>
   <family>Bauhaus Std</family>
  </prefer>
 </alias>
 <!--
  Cursive faces
  -->
 <alias>
  <family>cursive</family>
  <prefer>
   <family>ITC Zapf Chancery Std</family>
   <family>Zapfino</family>
   <family>Comic Sans MS</family>
  </prefer>
 </alias>
 <!--
  system-ui
-->
 <alias>
  <family>system-ui</family>
  <prefer>
   <family>Cantarell</family>
   <family>Noto Sans UI</family>
   <family>Segoe UI</family>
   <family>Segoe UI Historic</family>
   <family>Segoe UI Symbol</family>
  </prefer>
 </alias>
 <dir>~/.fonts</dir>
</fontconfig>

It's a bit of a mess with sections commented out, but it should be fairly sensible.
The answer to your question is the <alias><family></family><prefer></prefer></alias> tags; it will use the first it finds in the list of preferred fonts.

Edit: Here's my default fonts, based on that config:

serif: NotoSerif-Regular.ttf: "Noto Serif" "Regular"
sans-serif: NotoSans-Regular.ttf: "Noto Sans" "Regular"
monospace: NotoSansMono-Regular.ttf: "Noto Sans Mono" "Regular"

I answered quickly and see that you asked for system default, not user default, so my answer is a bit off, but I would think the syntax is similar for /etc/fonts/local.conf.
The source for the configuration above is this wiki section.

Last edited by Ferdinand (2022-04-07 16:23:33)

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#5 2022-04-07 18:07:09

schan
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Re: [Solved] how to set default fonts ?

Configuration in ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf takes precedence over the one in /etc/fonts/local.conf according to the wiki. In /etc/fonts/conf.d you have the 50-user.conf and 51-local.conf symlinks which load the user config and the system one respectively.
I have achieved something similar to what you desire(using liberation+jetbrains mono with noto fonts installed as well) by writing aliases for sans, serif and monospace in my local configuration, but the syntax for /etc/fonts/local.conf is identical if you wish to configure them system-wide. My ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf:

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
        <alias>
                <family>serif</family>
                <prefer>
                        <family>Liberation Serif</family>
                </prefer>
        </alias>
        <alias>
                <family>sans</family>
                <prefer>
                        <family>Liberation Sans</family>
                </prefer>
        </alias>
        <alias>
                <family>monospace</family>
                <prefer>
                        <family>JetBrains Mono</family>
                </prefer>
        </alias>
</fontconfig>

Last edited by schan (2022-04-07 18:14:57)

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#6 2022-04-08 09:36:18

Lone_Wolf
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Re: [Solved] how to set default fonts ?

Thanks for the responses.

Combining https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Font_c … ault_fonts and https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Metric … figuration with your answers made clear how things that work .


This only works if the original font is not in the system, in which case the one specified will be substituted:

That remark from the first wiki link about prefer makes me feel like prefer functions more as a fallback option then as a default setting.

I went with binding for now and it appears to do what I want :

applications that request serif , sans-serif or monospace get the font I have set for that..
apps that request a specific font from installed list lets them use that font.

This is what I have now in /etc/fonts/local.font

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
    <match target="pattern">
        <test qual="any" name="family">
            <string>
                serif
            </string>
        </test>
        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same">
            <string>
                DejaVu Serif
            </string>
        </edit>
    </match>
    <match target="pattern">
        <test qual="any" name="family">
            <string>
                sans-serif
            </string>
        </test>
        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same">
            <string>
                DejaVu Sans
            </string>
        </edit>
    </match>
    <match target="pattern">
        <test qual="any" name="family">
            <string>
                monospace
            </string>
        </test>
        <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same">
            <string>
                Source Code Pro
            </string>
        </edit>
    </match>
</fontconfig>

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