Terminal: Installing custom theme not looking right

Created on 7 May 2020  路  4Comments  路  Source: microsoft/terminal

After following guide how to install theme, its not looking same.
This is guide i am following and this is image of my terminal after i made all steps from guide.

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I hate it to break it down to you, the guide you're using isn't the official one from Microsoft, so this issue doesn't fit right in with what you claim for.
Take a look at https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/master/doc/user-docs/UsingJsonSettings.md

To closely understand the way settings in Windows terminal work for right now.

I mean, anything from @shanselman is _basically_ an official guide 馃槤

@VjekoslavKrainovic could you share your settings.json file? I'd bet that you need to use a Powerline font, because the default font doesn't have the little arrow glyphs that make powerline prompts so pretty.

Step Three - Get a better font

If you do all this and you see squares and goofy symbols, it's likely that the font you're using doesn't have the advanced Powerline glyphs. Those glyphs are the ones that make this prompt look so cool!
Weird fonts

Cascadia Code has been updated with a PL (Powerline) Glyph version! Go get it at https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code/releases and change the fontFace in your settings.json to "Cascadia Code PL"

"fontFace": "Cascadia Code PL"

Remember also you can get lots of Nerd Fonts at https://www.nerdfonts.com/, just make sure you get one (or generate one!) that includes PowerLine Glyphs.

I mean, anything from @shanselman is _basically_ an official guide 馃槤

@VjekoslavKrainovic could you share your settings.json file? I'd bet that you need to use a Powerline font, because the default font doesn't have the little arrow glyphs that make powerline prompts so pretty.

Step Three - Get a better font

If you do all this and you see squares and goofy symbols, it's likely that the font you're using doesn't have the advanced Powerline glyphs. Those glyphs are the ones that make this prompt look so cool!
Weird fonts
Cascadia Code has been updated with a PL (Powerline) Glyph version! Go get it at https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code/releases and change the fontFace in your settings.json to "Cascadia Code PL"
"fontFace": "Cascadia Code PL"
Remember also you can get lots of Nerd Fonts at https://www.nerdfonts.com/, just make sure you get one (or generate one!) that includes PowerLine Glyphs.

Thank you for helping, you were right , my settings were correct but i had Cascadia Code font, after i installed one you told me it looks exactly same now!

Happy to help 鈽猴笍 Thanks for following up!

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