Comment on Show HN: Mabel – a fancy BitTorrent client for the terminalparentComments−acherion4yIt looks like there's a few glyphs being used in this application (things like folder icons, etc) that normal fonts aren't going to provide.−crtasm4yAh - I'm not asking what it's for, I'm asking why isn't it optional. First time I've seen TUI software require installing a font.−acherion4yYes that's a fair call. I don't really have an opinion in the matter as I am not interested in using this tool, but your question is a fair one.−art3misxmoon4yit's not technically required to function properly, just listed as a prerequisite since several glyphs require a nerd font :) you can go ahead and think of it as optional if you'd like.−ruined4ywhat, your terminal doesn't have Unicode support?
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It looks like there's a few glyphs being used in this application (things like folder icons, etc) that normal fonts aren't going to provide.
Ah - I'm not asking what it's for, I'm asking why isn't it optional. First time I've seen TUI software require installing a font.
Yes that's a fair call. I don't really have an opinion in the matter as I am not interested in using this tool, but your question is a fair one.
it's not technically required to function properly, just listed as a prerequisite since several glyphs require a nerd font :) you can go ahead and think of it as optional if you'd like.
what, your terminal doesn't have Unicode support?