.tmux: tmux_conf_theme_left_separator_XXX values????

[totsteps]

I've PowerlineSymbols.otf font installed, but can not figure out how the ~/.tmux.conf.local copy uses the right code points for tmux_conf_theme_left_separator_XXX values.

[gpakosz]

If you followed installation instructions, you did

$ cp ~/.tmux/.tmux.conf.local ~/.tmux.conf.local

Now open your ~/.tmux.conf.local copy and uncomment lines 131-134 like this:

tmux_conf_theme_left_separator_main=''  # /!\ you don't need to install Powerline
tmux_conf_theme_left_separator_sub=''   #   you only need fonts patched with
tmux_conf_theme_right_separator_main='' #   Powerline symbols or the standalone
tmux_conf_theme_right_separator_sub=''  #   PowerlineSymbols.otf font

Then hit <prefix> + r to reload the configuration.

[totsteps]

After uncommenting lines 131-134, this is what I get.

Screenshot of the installed fonts.

Screenshot of the tmux.

OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 64-bit

[gpakosz]

Likely you installed a font with the old Powerline codepoints

[totsteps]

Is the documentation at Install Powerline Font the right and way to install the latest of Powerline Font?

[gpakosz]

I would assume it's the case.

You need to make sure you didn't mess the encoding of your ~/.tmux.conf.local which should be encoded in UTF-8. I also believe that your OS locale should be UTF-8 compatible.

You need to verify whether the font you installed contains glyphs for U+E0B0, U+E0B1, U+E0B2, U+E0B3 code points.

[gpakosz]

Make also sure you meet terminal emulator requirements.

E.g. rxvt-unicode must be compiled with --enable-unicode3.

Hope that helps.

[totsteps]

OS locale is UTF-8 compatible.

Font I installed contains glyphs for U+E0B0, U+E0B1, U+E0B2, U+E0B3 code points.

[gpakosz]

Well, as per your screenshot, in the font you installed glyphs rendered for U+E0B0, U+E0B1, U+E0B2, U+E0B3 code points are not the powerline symbols:

[totsteps]

I don't really understand what's wrong. This is what I have in ~/.tmux.conf.local file.

As per your screenshot, they aren't the same.

[gpakosz]

What's wrong is your font setup.

You have 3 options:

• either you install the proper PowerlineSymbols.otf font and double check your terminal setup supports fontconfig, as instructed in the matrix in the Powerline manual
• either you install a patched font
• either you find, in the font you installed, the code points corresponding to the "triangle"/"separator" Powerline glyphs and change the value of the tmux_conf_theme_xxx_separator variables

This is really external to my tmux configuration 😐

[preginald]

@gagan0723 check out this gist that shows you how to install Powerline fonts.

https://gist.github.com/kepbod/11075559