suckless: libxft fix

wiki/firefox.md

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 # Firefox
 
-[Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox) is a free and open-source web
+[Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox) is a free and open-source web
 browser.
 
+## Telemetry
+
+Telemetry is the remote measurement and transmission of data.
+To change the telemetry of Firefox navigate to `about:telemetry` and click the
+options to toggle between enabled and disabled.
+
+## Settings
+
+In Firefox the settings can be found in the menu on the right-hand side.
+
+### Scrolling
+
+On Linux distributions auto scroll is disabled by default.
+This means that you cant click the middle mouse button to use it for scrolling.
+To enable it go into the preferences and check `Use autoscrolling`.
+
+## Configuration
+
+In Firefox a special side for configuration can be found by setting as the URL
+`about:config`.
+
+### Sponsorings
+
+Sponsorings are embedded ads in Firefox.
+Enabling and disabling of sponsorings can be done at
+`browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsored`.
+
+### Compact Mode
+
+In Firefox compact mode is a configuration to make tabs and navigation elements
+including bookmarks smaller.
+The configuration can be done at `browser.compactmode.show`.
+
 ## List of useful Firefox addons
 
 Following is a list of useful Firefox addons.
 They can be removed and configured under `about:config`.
 
-- [ClearURLs](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/clearurls) removes
+- [ClearURLs](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/Firefox/addon/clearurls) removes
   tracking elements from URLs.
-- [Dark Reader](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/darkreader) creates
+- [Dark Reader](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/Firefox/addon/darkreader) creates
   an automatic dark mode for sites without native dark mode.
-- [Firefox Multi-Account Containers](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers)
+- [Firefox Multi-Account Containers](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/Firefox/addon/multi-account-containers)
   lets you separate cookies in different containers on a per site base.
-- [Floccus](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/floccus/) syncs your
+- [Floccus](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/addon/floccus/) syncs your
   bookmarks across devices (supports Nextcloud and WebDAV (ownCloud, etc)).
-- [hide-scrollbars](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/hide-scrollbars)
+- [hide-scrollbars](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/Firefox/addon/hide-scrollbars)
   hides scrollbars.
-- [Never-Consent](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/never-consent)
+- [Never-Consent](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/Firefox/addon/never-consent)
   automatically refuses GDPR consent to a bunch of platforms.
-- [NoScript](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/noscript) blocks all
+- [NoScript](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/Firefox/addon/noscript) blocks all
   javascript so that the parts you need can be reenabled and the rest is not used.
-- [Privacy Badger](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/privacy-badger17)
+- [Privacy Badger](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/Firefox/addon/privacy-badger17)
   blocks unwanted invisible trackers.
-- [Privacy Redirect](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-redirect/)
+- [Privacy Redirect](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/addon/privacy-redirect/)
   redirects youtube, instagram, twitter, etc to free alternatives or alternative
   frontends.
-- [Temporary Containers](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/temporary-containers)
+- [Temporary Containers](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/Firefox/addon/temporary-containers)
   opens tabs and websites, that are not already managed by
   `Firefox Multi-Account Containers` in a new container.
-- [uBlock Origin](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/ublock-origin)
+- [uBlock Origin](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/Firefox/addon/ublock-origin)
   blocks unwanted content like ads.
-- [User-Agent Switcher and Manager](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/user-agent-string-switcher)
+- [User-Agent Switcher and Manager](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/Firefox/addon/user-agent-string-switcher)
   spoofs websites that try to gather information about your webbrowser.
-- [Vim Vixen](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/vim-vixen) enables
+- [Vim Vixen](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/Firefox/addon/vim-vixen) enables
-  vim movement for firefox.
+  vim movement for Firefox.
 - Plugins for Tabs, etc. in tree style:
-  - [Sidebery](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/sidebery)
+  - [Sidebery](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/Firefox/addon/sidebery)
     is a sidebar with treestyle tabs and bookmarks.
-  - [Tree Style Tab](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/tree-style-tab)
+  - [Tree Style Tab](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/Firefox/addon/tree-style-tab)
     shows tabs like a tree. This is especially useful if many tabs are used.
 
-## Useful configuration
-
-To disable the telemetry of firefox navigate to `about:telemetry` and (if it says
-enabled) click on `enabled` and disable all the options.
-
-To disable ads from firefox navigate to `about:config`, search for
-`browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsored` and disable all upcoming results.
-
-On Linux distributions auto scroll is disabled by default.
-This means that you cant click the middle mouse button to use it for scrolling.
-To enable it go into the preferences and check `Use autoscrolling`.
-
 ## Add a new search engine
 
 You can add a new search engine with the addon `Add custom search engine`.

wiki/linux/suckless.md

@@ -39,3 +39,13 @@ new `feature`
 - ii is an IRC client
 - slock is a screen locker
 - st is a terminal
+
+## suckless program crashes or struggles with colored emojis
+
+Suckless programs  especially `st` and `dmenu` can not display colored
+emojis.
+This is because of problems with libxft.
+libxft is the client side font rendering library to display anti-aliased text.
+To change this [libxft-bgra](https://github.com/uditkarode/libxft-bgra) needs
+to be installed.
+This is a patched version especially for running with the suckless programs.