VS Code cannot use Go-Mono because nameID 2 is set to "Book" instead of "Regular"

[murphym18]

🎯 VS Code cannot use Go-Mono because nameID 2 is set to "Book" instead of "Regular"

VS Code isn't compatible with Go Mono Nerd Font Complete.ttf because name ID 2 has the value Book.

To work around this issue, I used the ttx tool to convert the font to xml. Then I replaced both occurrences of Book with Regular. After that I ran ttx again to convert it back to ttf and installed the font.

🔧 Your Setup

• I'm using the font Go Mono Nerd Font Complete.ttf
• VS Code version 1.54.3
• Pop_OS! 20.04 (based Ubuntu 20.04)

★ Related

• Issue Only Fira Code works with my VS Code, no other font works #332 was very helpful. Though it was only a starting point.
• This doc from Microsoft about name IDs was also helpful.

[Finii]

$ ttfdump -t name Go\ Mono\ Nerd\ Font\ Complete.ttf
[...]
Name table   2.  PlatformID:     1
                 EncodingID:     0
                 LanguageID:     0
                 NameID:         2
                 Length:         4
                 Offset:         259
                 42 6f 6f 6b                    > Book

ttfdump -t name ../../../../src/unpatched-fonts/Go-Mono/Regular/Go-Mono.ttf
[...]
Name table   2.  PlatformID:     1
                 EncodingID:     0
                 LanguageID:     0
                 NameID:         2
                 Length:         7
                 Offset:         72
                 52 65 67 75 6c 61 72           > Regular

[Finii]

I believe this is fixed ...

$ ./gotta-patch-em-all-font-patcher\!.sh -jc /Go-Mono
# [Nerd Fonts]  Filter given, limiting search and patch to pathname pattern '/Go-Mono'
# [Nerd Fonts]  Total source fonts found: 4
# [Nerd Fonts]  Release timestamp is Sun, 15 Jan 2023 16:50:15 +0100
# [Nerd Fonts]  Processing font 1/4
# [Nerd Fonts]  Processing font 2/4
# [Nerd Fonts]  Processing font 3/4
# [Nerd Fonts]  Processing font 4/4
Nerd Fonts Patcher v2.3.0-RC (3.4.3) executing
Nerd Fonts Patcher v2.3.0-RC (3.4.3) executing
Nerd Fonts Patcher v2.3.0-RC (3.4.3) executing
Redistributing line gap of 393 (196 top and 197 bottom)
Redistributing line gap of 393 (196 top and 197 bottom)
Redistributing line gap of 393 (196 top and 197 bottom)
Nerd Fonts Patcher v2.3.0-RC (3.4.3) executing
Redistributing line gap of 393 (196 top and 197 bottom)
Done with Patch Sets, generating font...
   Go Mono Nerd Font Complete
   \===> '/home/fini/git/nerd-fonts/check-fonts/Go-Mono/Regular/complete/Go Mono Nerd Font Complete.ttf'

$ ttfdump -t name '/home/fini/git/nerd-fonts/check-fonts/Go-Mono/Regular/complete/Go Mono Nerd Font Complete.ttf'
[...]
Name table   2.	 PlatformID:	 1
		 EncodingID:	 0
		 LanguageID:	 0
		 NameID:	 2
		 Length:	 7
		 Offset:	 265
		 52 65 67 75 6c 61 72           > Regular

Fixed via e97e795 see #1046

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