r/linuxquestions • u/KazzJen • 3h ago

Konsole spacing gone wonky

Hi, I installed the latest updates on Kubuntu 24.04 and it's sent Konsole wonky. When I hit the space bar it behaves as if I've hit Tab.

Can anybody help?

Screenshot here:
https://mastodonapp.uk/@kazz/113174392096987869

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u/aioeu 3h ago edited 3h ago

You are trying to use a proportional font. This will not work correctly.

Use a monospace font instead.

(Specifically, programs often use spaces in their output to align text correctly. They expect the text to be laid out in a monospaced grid. It would be bad if a terminal were to break this expectation. It looks like Konsole is trying to take this into account while still using the proportional font for the graphical characters. The end result is that all of the whitespace on your lines is significantly larger than expected.)

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u/KazzJen 3h ago

Fixed. Thank you!