Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] Emoji in IceCat

[Felix Fröhlich]

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Hi David,

As Mart wrote in his reply, my initial issue has been resolved.

I'm not sure, though, if creating a bug report for this would be
appropriate, as IIRC emoji have been a problem in terms of displaying
them ever since I installed IceCat (both the downloads from
gnu.org/s/gnuzilla and Guix).

Working around the issue at hand is quite easy once you're aware of the
about:config options and are not afraid to use it. For me, it wasn't a
problem once I got the know-how from Mart, but it may confuse "normal"
users who most likely expect emoji to work out-of-the-box.

However, that's just my two cents, so feel free to ignore it.

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Felix Fröhlich
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On Fri, 2018-04-20 at 21:19 +0200, David Hedlund wrote:
> Mart, is this "Emoji in IceCat" issue a bug or not?
> 
> 
> On 2018-04-20 19:51, Mart Rootamm wrote:
> > Felix,
> > There are additional font size settings in about:config, if you
> > search
> > there just with 'font'.
> > 
> > The about:config solution is one, though in some operating systems,
> > browsers typically default to the closest possible match, if they
> > rely
> > on the OS to match missing characters, thus precluding the trip to
> > about:config.
> > 
> > wrt font size, can you send a screenshot of what the Noto emoji
> > look
> > like for you with text?
> > For example, both in a plain Wikipedia article, and in a textarea
> > (editing an article).
> > 
> > wrt to replies, then I originally sent a reply both to bug-
> > gnuzilla,
> > and a carbon copy to you. On assumption, that you've subscribed
> > anyway, then I won't :cc you.
> > 
> > -M.
> > 
> > 2018-04-20 0:52 GMT +03:00, Felix Fröhlich <address@hidden
> > de>:
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> > > Whoops. Apparently that email didn't include the previous reply I
> > > sent
> > > to Mart. Here you go:
> > > 
> > >      Hi Mart,
> > > 
> > >      Great! Thanks for the advice.
> > > 
> > >      I added the Noto Color Emoji font to the following
> > > about:config
> > >      settings:
> > > 
> > >       * font.name.monospace.x-unicode
> > >       * font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode
> > >       * font.name.serif.x-unicode
> > > 
> > >      Now the Emoji actually do show up. They're way too big,
> > > though ^^
> > > 
> > >      I'll play around with the font settings and see if I can
> > > manage
> > >      this; Maybe I'll have to use a different font.
> > > 
> > > - --
> > > Felix Fröhlich
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> > > On Thu, 2018-04-19 at 23:33 +0200, Felix Fröhlich wrote:
> > > > Hi all,
> > > > 
> > > > So, erm, that was... not optimal. I wrote the mail to Mart and
> > > > bug-
> > > > gnuz
> > > > address@hidden because for some reason I believed that was
> > > > the
> > > > correct email address... Please don't ask me why.
> > > > 
> > > > Anyhow, with Mart's help I figured out how to display the emoji
> > > > (see
> > > > below).
> > > > 
> > > > I also found out that -- for some reason I don't know -- the
> > > > Noto
> > > > Color
> > > > Emoji font on my system appears to be corrupted, as the font
> > > > shows up
> > > > as what looks like a rounded square in gnome-font-viewer (see
> > > > attachment). Not sure what causes this, but I fell back to the
> > > > uncoloured version of that font, namely Noto Emoji. It's no big
> > > > deal,
> > > > really.
> > > > 
> > > > Now all emoji that I wanted to display show up just fine.
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks again for your help, Mart!
> > > > 
> > > > --
> > > > http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
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> > > 
> > > --
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> > > 
> > 
> > --
> > http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
> 
> 
> --
> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
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