From 708e3af244f227e1726a6de543a444c3c0004b37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gkkn Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:44:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] 2018.2 font settings location update + articles added --- IntelliJ-products-instructions.md | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/IntelliJ-products-instructions.md b/IntelliJ-products-instructions.md index 969ab1e..1a9cb48 100644 --- a/IntelliJ-products-instructions.md +++ b/IntelliJ-products-instructions.md @@ -1,4 +1,9 @@ -### Version 2018.1 and later +### Version 2018.2 + +- Enable in `Settings` → `Editor` → `Font` → `Enable Font Ligatures` +- Select `Fira Code` as "Primary font" under `Settings` → `Editor` → `Font` + +### Version 2018.1 - Enable in `Settings` → `Editor` → `Color Scheme` → `Color Scheme Font` → `Enable Font Ligatures` - Select `Fira Code` as "Primary font" under `Settings` → `Editor` → `Color Scheme` → `Color Scheme Font` → `Font` @@ -9,7 +14,7 @@ Proper support for ligatures was added in 2016.2 (incl. font compatibility & bet - Enable in `Settings` → `Editor` → `Colors & Fonts` → `Font` → `Enable Font Ligatures` - Select `Fira Code` as "Primary font" under `Settings` → `Editor` → `Colors & Fonts` → `Font` → `Editor Font` -_NOTE:_ Since 2016.3 IntelliJ products come with Fira Code bundled with the editor itself. If you want latest version of Fira Code, install it separately & restart your editor. +_NOTE:_ Since 2016.3 IntelliJ products come with Fira Code bundled with the editor itself. If you want the latest version of Fira Code, install it separately & restart your editor. ### Corrupted text on Windows @@ -22,7 +27,7 @@ Open `cmd.exe`, `cd C:\Windows\Fonts` and then `del` every file that looks like If the files are locked you can use [Unlocker](http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/). In details you should: * Install unlocker * Open `cmd.exe` as admin (press the Windows key, type `cmd` and right click on the result to run it as admin) -* `subst q: c:\windows\fonts`, replace `q` with any other letter if you already have an unit with that name +* `subst q: c:\windows\fonts`, replace `q` with any other letter if you already have a unit with that name * Open unlocker from the start menu, `Start Unlocker` * Select any file named `FiraCode-Regular_**.ttf` from the `q` unit, select `Delete` and press `Unlock all` (you could also try simply closing the applications if you can) * type `subst /D q:` inside the command prompt to remove the new unit @@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ editor.enable.optional.ligatures=true _NOTE:_ IDEA support of ligatures is considered experimental. E.g. scroll performance may be very slow. It has been [reported here](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-127539#comment=27-1267636) -_NOTE:_ There’s an issue on OS X when Fira Code Light is used instead of Regular weigth by default ([discussion](https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode/issues/96#issuecomment-167119788)). To work around that, do not install Light weight at all. **(this is fixed in latest 16 EAP)** Also, installing TTF as opposed to OTF renders better with IntelliJ on the Mac. +_NOTE:_ There’s an issue on OS X when Fira Code Light is used instead of Regular weight by default ([discussion](https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode/issues/96#issuecomment-167119788)). To work around that, do not install Light weight at all. **(this is fixed in latest 16 EAP)** Also, installing TTF as opposed to OTF renders better with IntelliJ on the Mac. _NOTE:_ For latest EAPs of JetBrains products, that file doesn’t matter without setting preference: `Editor`→`Font`→[`Enable Font Ligatures`](https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/IDEADEV/Support+for+Ligatures+in+Editor) \ No newline at end of file