Missing icons (or symbols MHz/ GHz)

[d0tfile]

Hello, i wrote about this in gnome extensions website. I have strange issue: missing icons in only this extension. I have same setup on PC and laptop, but on laptop i don't face this problem.

• OS: Arch Linux (4.14.15-1-ARCH x86_64)
• DE: Gnome (gnome-shell 3.26.2)
• Themes: Arc (for applications and shell) and Papirus (for icons)
• Fonts: Default (Cantarell Bold and Regular)

What did i try:

• Create another user (same, problem is system-wide)
• Compare installed packages (almost same, difference in video drivers)
• Check installed packages integrity
• Reinstall Gnome group
• Check changed system files via pacman (found some, after fixing - no difference)
• Also tried other fonts and themes

Screenshot:

[konkor]

@d0tfile okay. if you select default gnome-shell theme, do you have the same issue?
I still think it's the theme or theme font issue. Arc uses font-family: Futura Bk bt, Cantarell, Sans-Serif; I don't know nothing about Futura Bk bt font and it's 1st...

[d0tfile]

@konkor yes, with default theme same issue.

[terencode]

@d0tfile I'm using ArchLinux and it is fine for me. Maybe it's a conflict with other extensions so I would suggest you try to disable all the other extensions and restart shell (reboot under wayland) and tell us if it does anything.

[d0tfile]

@terencode as i said, i have same setup on PC and laptop, but this issue only on PC :) That's strange, still investigating. I will remove few packages, maybe one of them makes conflict somehow.

[konkor]

@d0tfile actually, @terencode is right. Extensions can have stylesheet.css it can override any gnome-shell class like StLabel or .popup-menu-item with some exotic font with missing special symbols for whole system.
It's good idea to disable all gnome-shell extensions except this one, restart gnome-shell and see the result. It could help a lot to detect where is the problem.
So if it helps you could enable extension again one by one and find the source of the issue.

[d0tfile]

Fixed by installing ttf-droid. Can't find in logs any info about removing this package, can't understand how did it work week ago. 😃
(this also fixes not displaying asian alphabets for me)

Thank you all for you time 👍

[konkor]

@d0tfile Oh glad to hear you found out the issue. Just interesting what a cause of using of ttf-droid font... Thank you for your time and the solution!

[minhng99]

after install ttf-droid on Arch, it does fix some missing symbol but some are still there

any idea?

[konkor]

@SandPox I could be a locale configuration issue or missing fonts.
You have missing ⚡ - u26A1 (HIGH VOLTAGE SIGN;thunder;lightning)
and some of those ◉◕◑◔◌
try to install ttf-freefont package... or other fonts (after installing it could be required restarting)

BTW Droid fixed other symbols like ㎒ - u3392 ㎓ - u3393

[konkor]

DejaVu fonts contain those symbols.

[minhng99]

oh yes, it works now, thanks!

probably put these required fonts in README so people can see it?

[konkor]

@SandPox I added a few words about it http://konkor.github.io/cpufreq/install/#troubleshooting
Thanks for the report!