From fa457c4a426f1e78455804d52d1e93ee333b4fbc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fabio Scotto di Santolo <fabio.scottodisantolo@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:46:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add desktop font fallback config for tmux symbols

---
 ansible/inventory/group_vars/desktop.yml        |  5 +++++
 ansible/roles/profile_desktop_i3/tasks/main.yml |  7 +++++++
 dotfiles/desktop/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf  | 13 +++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 dotfiles/desktop/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf

diff --git a/ansible/inventory/group_vars/desktop.yml b/ansible/inventory/group_vars/desktop.yml
index 4866d02..87812b7 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/group_vars/desktop.yml
+++ b/ansible/inventory/group_vars/desktop.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ profile_packages:
   - xclip
   - xss-lock
   - playerctl
+  - nerd-fonts-symbols-ttf
   - network-manager-applet
   - chromium
   - mpv
@@ -68,6 +69,10 @@ desktop_dotfiles:
     src: .config/fastfetch/
     dest: .config/fastfetch/
     mode: preserve
+  - name: fontconfig fallback
+    src: .config/fontconfig/
+    dest: .config/fontconfig/
+    mode: preserve
   - name: yt-dlp config
     src: .config/yt-dlp/
     dest: .config/yt-dlp/
diff --git a/ansible/roles/profile_desktop_i3/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/profile_desktop_i3/tasks/main.yml
index 2ae52a9..c5d98e9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/profile_desktop_i3/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/profile_desktop_i3/tasks/main.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.dest }}"
 
+- name: Refresh user font cache
+  ansible.builtin.command: fc-cache -f
+  become_user: "{{ username }}"
+  environment:
+    HOME: "{{ user_home }}"
+  changed_when: false
+
 - name: Ensure .gnupg directory exists
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: "{{ user_home }}/.gnupg"
diff --git a/dotfiles/desktop/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf b/dotfiles/desktop/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c661a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/desktop/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+  <alias>
+    <family>monospace</family>
+    <prefer>
+      <family>Liberation Mono</family>
+      <family>Symbols Nerd Font Mono</family>
+      <family>Symbols Nerd Font</family>
+      <family>Noto Color Emoji</family>
+    </prefer>
+  </alias>
+</fontconfig>