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Emoji fonts: using more neutral and descriptive language
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== Emoji fonts ==
== Emoji fonts ==
The section [[{{PAGENAME}}#Fontconfig configuration|Fontconfig configuration]] recommends Emoji fonts for all generic font families.  It sounds insane and it probably is.  --[[User:Cyeleighton|Cyeleighton]] ([[User talk:Cyeleighton|talk]]) 21:15, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
The section [[{{PAGENAME}}#Fontconfig configuration|Fontconfig configuration]] recommends Emoji fonts for all generic font families.  But Emoji fonts are not serif, so substituting them for <code>serif</code> family does not sound like the right thing to do.  --[[User:Cyeleighton|Cyeleighton]] ([[User talk:Cyeleighton|talk]]) 21:15, 30 December 2022 (UTC)


"sounds insane and probably is"? isn't a particularly helpful way to describe a problem. Can you try again, using more neutral and descriptive language?
"sounds insane and probably is"? isn't a particularly helpful way to describe a problem. Can you try again, using more neutral and descriptive language?


If you understand how Fontconfig files work, it would also be helpful if you could suggest a change that's successfully tested to accomplish the original goal.  --[[User:Ngraham|Ngraham]] ([[User talk:Ngraham|talk]]) 22:05, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
If you understand how Fontconfig files work, it would also be helpful if you could suggest a change that's successfully tested to accomplish the original goal.  --[[User:Ngraham|Ngraham]] ([[User talk:Ngraham|talk]]) 22:05, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

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Emoji fonts

The section Fontconfig configuration recommends Emoji fonts for all generic font families. But Emoji fonts are not serif, so substituting them for serif family does not sound like the right thing to do. --Cyeleighton (talk) 21:15, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

"sounds insane and probably is"? isn't a particularly helpful way to describe a problem. Can you try again, using more neutral and descriptive language?

If you understand how Fontconfig files work, it would also be helpful if you could suggest a change that's successfully tested to accomplish the original goal. --Ngraham (talk) 22:05, 30 December 2022 (UTC)