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[Feature] Xft emoji support

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#898 opened on Oct 28, 2019

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Description

Please, consider to add more emoji support in conky.

If you want make a simple thing : displaying the country image before the user WAN ip adress, actually you can't. In some case, emoji can replace text for a better grasp.

Thanks.

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Research direction
Investigate how conky currently renders text and fonts, particularly examining Xft usage in the codebase (likely in src/xft.c or similar). Look at font configuration options and any existing emoji handling. Review comments in the issue to see if maintainers provided guidance. Consider implementing colored emoji support by enabling Xft color fonts or using a library like libxft with emoji support.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Needs investigation
Prerequisites
C++Xft libraryconky source code structure
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25