one-key script to set correct font family fallbacks on Arch Linux (and maybe other distros)

fonts.sh

#!/bin/bash
if (( EUID != 0 ))
then
  echo "I need root!"
  exit 1
fi

echo "writing /etc/fonts/conf.d/79-order.conf"
cat > /etc/fonts/conf.d/79-order.conf <<EOFC
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
  <match target="font">                                                                                                                                                  
    <edit name="autohint" mode="assign"><bool>false</bool></edit>                                                                                                        
  </match>
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>sans-serif</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>.sans-serif-latin</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHS</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHT</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-J</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-K</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Global-Fallback</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>sans-serif-cht</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>.sans-serif-latin</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHT</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHS</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-J</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-K</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Global-Fallback</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>sans-serif-j</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>.sans-serif-latin</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-J</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-K</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHT</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHS</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Global-Fallback</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>sans-serif-k</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>.sans-serif-latin</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-K</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-J</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHT</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHS</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Global-Fallback</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="same">
    <family>serif</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>.serif-latin</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Song-CHS</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Song-CHT</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Mincho</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Myeongjo</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Global-Fallback</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="same">
    <family>serif-cht</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>.serif-latin</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Song-CHT</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Song-CHS</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Mincho</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Myeongjo</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Global-Fallback</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="same">
    <family>serif-j</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>.serif-latin</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Mincho</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Myungjo</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Song-CHT</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Song-CHS</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Global-Fallback</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="same">
    <family>serif-k</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>.serif-latin</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Myeongjo</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Mincho</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Song-CHT</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Song-CHS</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Global-Fallback</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>monospace</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>.monospace-latin</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHS</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHT</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-J</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-K</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Global-Fallback</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>monospace-cht</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>.monospace-latin</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHT</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHS</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-J</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-K</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Global-Fallback</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>monospace-j</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>.monospace-latin</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-J</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-K</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHT</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHS</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Global-Fallback</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>monospace-k</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>.monospace-latin</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-K</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-J</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHT</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHS</family>
      <family>.dantCJK-Global-Fallback</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  

  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>.sans-serif-latin</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Segoe UI</family>
      <family>Source Sans Pro</family>
      <family>DejaVu Sans</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>

  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>.serif-latin</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Source Serif Pro</family>
      <family>Times New Roman</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>

  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>.monospace-latin</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Source Code Pro</family>
      <family>Consolas</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>

  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>.dantCJK-Song-CHS</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Noto Serif CJK SC</family>
      <family>SimSun</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>.dantCJK-Song-CHT</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Noto Serif CJK TC</family>
      <family>PMingLiU</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>.dantCJK-Kai-CHS</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Kaiti SC</family>
      <family>SimKai</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>.dantCJK-Kai-CHT</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Kaiti TC</family>
      <family>DFKai-SB</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHS</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Noto Sans CJK SC</family>
      <family>Hiragino Sans GB</family>
      <family>Heiti SC</family>
      <family>SimHei</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>.dantCJK-Hei-CHT</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Noto Sans CJK TC</family>
      <family>Heiti TC</family>
      <family>Microsoft JhengHei</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>.dantCJK-Mincho</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Noto Serif CJK JP</family>
      <family>Yu Mincho</family>
      <family>HanaMinA</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>.dantCJK-Myeongjo</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Noto Serif CJK KR</family>
      <family>Nanum Myeongjo</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-J</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Noto Sans CJK JP</family>
      <family>Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>.dantCJK-Gothic-K</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Noto Sans CJK KR</family>
      <family>Nanum Gothic</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  
  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>.dantCJK-Global-Fallback</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>HanaMinA</family>
      <family>HanaMinB</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>

  <alias binding="strong">
    <family>HanaMinA</family>
    <accept><family>HanaMinB</family></accept>
  </alias>
  
</fontconfig>
EOFC

if command -v pacman &>/dev/null
then
  echo "pacman -S adobe-source-{sans,serif,code}-pro-fonts noto-fonts-cjk"
  pacman -S adobe-source-{sans,serif,code}-pro-fonts noto-fonts-cjk
else
  echo "Install Source Sans Pro, Source Serif Pro, Source Code Pro, Noto Sans CJK "
  echo "and Noto Serif CJK."
fi
echo "Additionally install Hanazono Mincho (HanaMinA/HanaMinB) for extra CJK support"

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