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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: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: jgart <jgart <at> dismail.de>
Subject: [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

Message #8 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Nicolas Goaziou <mail <at> nicolasgoaziou.fr>
To: jgart via Guix-patches via <guix-patches <at> gnu.org>
Cc: jgart <jgart <at> dismail.de>, 60839 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#60839] [PATCH] gnu: qutebrowser: Add note to description
 about font rendering bug.
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2023 10:13:23 +0200

Hello,

jgart via Guix-patches via <guix-patches <at> gnu.org> writes:

> * 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.")

Following this link, it seems the bug was fixed a few weeks ago. WDYT?

Regards,
-- 
Nicolas Goaziou

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