CascadiaCode-2407.24 #5996
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@720720 that's incorrect. There are two entries, the NF version and the official one being this one. By request of our user base. I'm adding a switch that allows to specify |
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https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code#font-formats There are two Cascadia Code ttf variants: ttf variable and ttf static. 
The font installer is very convenient but it allows you to install fonts twice. |
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@720720 the problem with that switch is that Fonts aren't versioned. So you can update the font rather easily, in this case, oh-my-posh will always replace it. |
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https://www.jordanmalcolm.com/deploying-windows-10-fonts-at-scale/ Windows 10 Version 1809 and higher allows you to install a font at least 4 times if you just copy the font and set a registry entry. ttf, otf, %windir%\Fonts, %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Fonts This might lead to improper font rendering. |
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@720720 that blog post doesn't state that, where did you get this information from? Nobody has ever reported that, nor have I ever seen this become unstable and I install the font over and over again when testing. |
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https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code#installation
Image 2 shows 8 font faces, the font is now installed 2 times, i could repeat that with otf and have 4 installations of the same font.
The Windows font installer gives you a warning if a font is already installed. |
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@720720 that comment is one that says "can", never trust comments like that IMHO. I'll check where it gets that information from because on file level, I don't see these being added additionally. |
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@JanDeDobbeleer the new release https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/releases/tag/v24.13.0 has no assets |
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@720720 aware of that, a GitHub action step we use has a broken update |
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@720720 fixed |
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@720720 the last issue of duplicate entries is now also fixed. |
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@JanDeDobbeleer thanks for your work, but i think there are some issues left. |
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Administrator and User can still install fonts to |
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Nerd Fonts 3.3.0: 68 fonts total, 55 fonts ttf, 13 fonts otf
https://ohmyposh.dev/docs/installation/fonts
There is no nerd font that comes in ttf and otf format at the moment. |
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%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Fonts
https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code#installation
oh-my-posh font install --ttf select CascadiaCode-2407.24 as user installs 6 of 12 ttf variable and 66 of 72 ttf static fonts to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Fonts most users probably want variable fonts but in no way an incomplete combination of variable and static fonts |
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@720720 I can't solve unavailable fonts. About the first one, yes, that's by design. The replacement logic only works for the same context (user or system). As a user you can't access the admin registry nor font location anyways, so it's uninstall as user/system and install as user/system. |
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@JanDeDobbeleer I think the Cascadia Code ttf variable and static font installation is a problem. |
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@720720 Yeah but that's a new requirement. That wasn't something I was aware off. |
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@JanDeDobbeleer I came across the problem last week when writing a simple powershell script to install Cascadia Code. |
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@JanDeDobbeleer from a usability point of view it would be nice to choose the Cascadia Code font variant in the font selector. |
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@720720 that's also an option. But a little more work. I already regret adding this font option which on its own was already a hack. |
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I also regret trying to write that powershell script. |
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@JanDeDobbeleer https://ohmyposh.dev/docs/installation/fonts
The CascadiaCode-2407.24 ttf folder contains the ttf variable fonts and a static subfolder. The first two variants are inconvenient, you might consider #5996 (comment) since CascadiaCode-2407.24 is already a hack.
Cascadia Code is misleading since only CascadiaCode-2407.24 and not the Cascadia Code Nerd Font is affected. |
@720720 valid point, I didn't take that into account. The problem is that there' no good folder support when dealing with zip files. I'll fix that bug! |
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@JanDeDobbeleer thanks for the update
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Seems to download CascadiaCode-2407.24 before it does the error check. |
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Theres a mismatch between CascadiaCode (MS) in the Docs and CascadiaCode-2407.24 in the font selection menu. I think for users it would be way easier to just select the font in the menu. @JanDeDobbeleer CascadiaCode-2407.24 is still hardcoded anyway. |
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@720720 true but there's a difference in what's hardcoded and how dynamic it can be. |
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@JanDeDobbeleer the font installer can't work without hardcoding as long as you mix Nerd Fonts and CascadiaCode-2407.24. This is why I would solve the problem via the font selector. Command line parameters scare average users that just want to install a font quickly. And the error message that you get for the CascadiaCode-2407.24 installation via menu is an unexpected behaviour. |
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@720720 A combination of both would work though. I agree on the accessibility part. Something for tomorrow.
That's because of caching. |
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@JanDeDobbeleer thanks, the cache is really smart. |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Open_Font_Format
The Web Open Font Format (WOFF) is a font format for use in web pages. @JanDeDobbeleer you cannot install woff fonts in Windows. |
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The Windows installer detects that otf static is installed and replaces it with ttf static. The Oh-My-Posh installer does not check if a font is already installed. The otf fonts are still in the fonts directory but users cannot uninstall the fonts via windows settings any longer. |
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The Windows installer does not detect that CascadiaCode ttf variable contains several fonts. The Oh-My-Posh installer does not check if a font is already installed. The result is a broken font installation in both cases. |
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@720720 can you explain those last sentences like I'm 5? Why is that broken? I thought I did remove the fonts which were there previously, but can double check on that. Maybe it's an idea to explicitly list what you expect to happen in each case. |
WOFF2 fonts are for web use only, you cannot install them on any OS. @JanDeDobbeleer I think you should remove them from the font selection menu. |
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@JanDeDobbeleer Im working on a better description for |
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@720720 but is this the only thing to fix then?
I'm not going to write a replacement for Windows font installation, that's a bridge too far IMHO. So if more obscure information fetching is needed (these are terrible win32 API's), I'm just removing this font from the menu entirely. |
DESCRIPTION@JanDeDobbeleer #5996 (comment) The font installer lists all CascadiaCode font formats. TEST1. Install CascadiaCode otf staticCascadiaCodeNF-Bold.otf 2. Install CascadiaCode ttf variableCascadiaCodeNF.ttf EXPECTED RESULTCascadiaCodeNF.ttf contains 6 fonts: Cascadia Code NF Regular The installer detects that CascadiaCodeNF.ttf contains 6 fonts. ACTUAL RESULTThe installer does not detect that CascadiaCodeNF.ttf contains 6 fonts. The result is a font installation of 6 ttf variable and 5 otf static fonts. CONCLUSIONWindows and Oh-My-Posh font installers cannot handle the replacement of static by variable fonts in a sane way. SOLUTIONS1. Remove the CascadiaCode static font variants from the font installerhttps://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code#installation The ttf variable font is recommended for all users. 2. Remove CascadiaCode from the font installer when a winget package is availablemicrosoft/cascadia-code#283 Winget will support fonts at some point. 3. Improve the font installerhttps://github.com/Crosse/font-install The font installer has no functional uninstaller. |
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@720720 I will only allow the installation of |
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@JanDeDobbeleer thank you. |
Code of Conduct
What would you like to see changed?
oh-my-posh font install CascadiaCode-2407.24as regular user installs all Cascadia Code otf static fonts to the users font directory.There are several problems with this approach:
Windows 11 Pro comes with Windows Terminal 1.21.3231.0 preinstalled that bundles:
CascadiaCode.ttf
CascadiaCodeItalic.ttf
CascadiaMono.ttf
CascadiaMonoItalic.ttf
so you end up with a duplicate installation of these fonts.
For Windows or any OS that employs TrueType hinting the ttf variable variant of Cascadia Code would be a better choice.
Reading the Oh My Posh Fonts documentation a user expects to install Cascadia Code Nerd Font and not:
Cascadia Code
Cascadia Code NF
Cascadia Code PL
Cascadia Mono
Cascadia Mono NF
Cascadia Mono PL
CascadiaCode-2407.24 should just install the ttf variable variant of Cascadia Code NF:
CascadiaCodeNF.ttf
CascadiaCodeNFItalic.ttf
CascadiaMonoNF.ttf
CascadiaMonoNFItalic.ttf
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