[R] Monospaced font not shown correctly (Xubuntu 20.04)

[Rasmus Liland]

On 2021-01-20 09:45 +0000, Viechtbauer, Wolfgang (SP) wrote:
> And to conclude this little saga (that nobody is probably reading, but at least then there is a solution in the archives):
> 
> Adding the following to ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf worked for me:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
> <fontconfig>
>     <match>
>         <test name="family">
>             <string>Courier</string>
>         </test>
>         <edit mode="assign" name="file">
>             <string>/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSansMono.ttf</string>
>         </edit>
>     </match>
> </fontconfig>
> 
> Substitute your favorite (ttf/otf) monospaced font above.
> 
> Best,
> Wolfgang

Glad you got to the bottom of this!  

I have this in my ~/.fonts.conf:

	<?xml version='1.0'?>
	<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
	<fontconfig>
	
	    <alias>
	        <family>serif</family>
	        <prefer>
	            <family>XITS</family>
	            <family>Times New Roman</family>
	            <family>DejaVu Serif</family>
	            <family>Linux Libertine</family>
	            <family>JoyPixels</family>
	        </prefer>
	    </alias>
	    <alias>
	        <family>sans-serif</family>
	        <prefer>
	            <family>DejaVu Sans</family>
	            <family>Droid Sans</family>
	            <family>ProFontIIx</family>
	        </prefer>
	    </alias>
	    <alias>
	        <family>sans</family>
	        <prefer>
	            <family>DejaVu Sans</family>
	            <family>Liberation</family>
	            <family>Droid Sans</family>
	            <family>JoyPixels</family>
	        </prefer>
	    </alias>
	    <alias>
	        <family>monospace</family>
	        <prefer>
	            <family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
	            <family>Liberation Mono</family>
	            <family>Droid Sans Mono</family>
	            <family>Inconsolata</family>
	            <family>JoyPixels</family>
	        </prefer>
	    </alias>
	    <alias>
	        <family>mono</family>
	        <prefer>
	            <family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
	            <family>Liberation Mono</family>
	            <family>Droid Sans Mono</family>
	            <family>Inconsolata</family>
	            <family>JoyPixels</family>
	        </prefer>
	    </alias>
	
	    <match target="pattern">
	        <test name="prgname" qual="any">
	            <string>rofi</string>
	        </test>
	        <edit name="family" mode="prepend_first">
	            <string>Noto Color Emoji</string>
	        </edit>
	    </match>
	   
	    <match target="pattern">
	        <test name="prgname" qual="any">
	            <string>geany</string>
	        </test>
	        <edit name="family" mode="prepend_first">
	            <string>Noto Color Emoji</string>
	        </edit>
	    </match>
	
	</fontconfig>

Best,
Rasmus