Adding interim patch to ignore xft errors when drawing text on the status bar

README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
 
 ### Changelog:
 
+2019-10-11 - Added the patch to ignore Xft errors when drawing text in the status bar
+
 2019-10-10 - Added mdpcontrol, scratchpad and spawn_cwd cpatches
 
 2019-10-08 - Added columns layout and fakefullscreen patch
@@ -150,6 +152,10 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
       - with this patch dwm's built-in status bar is only shown when HOLDKEY is pressed
       - additionally the bar will now overlay the display
 
+   - [ignore-xft-errors-when-drawing-text](https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/wmii/7bncCahYIww)
+      - sometimes dwm crashes when it cannot render some glyphs in window titles (usually emoji)
+      - this patch is essentially a hack to ignore any errors when drawing text on the status bar and may be removed if a more appropriate solution comes up
+
    - [leftlayout](http://dwm.suckless.org/patches/leftlayout/)
       - moves the layout symbol in the status bar to the left hand side
 

dwm.c

@@ -1476,12 +1476,19 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
 			#else
 			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m == selmon ? SchemeSel : SchemeNorm]);
 			#endif // TITLECOLOR_PATCH
+			#if IGNORE_XFT_ERRORS_WHEN_DRAWING_TEXT_PATCH
+			XSetErrorHandler(xerrordummy);
+			#endif // IGNORE_XFT_ERRORS_WHEN_DRAWING_TEXT_PATCH
 			#if CENTEREDWINDOWNAME_PATCH
 			int mid = (m->ww - TEXTW(m->sel->name)) / 2 - x;
 			drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, mid, m->sel->name, 0);
 			#else
 			drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->sel->name, 0);
 			#endif // CENTEREDWINDOWNAME_PATCH
+			#if IGNORE_XFT_ERRORS_WHEN_DRAWING_TEXT_PATCH
+			XSync(dpy, False);
+			XSetErrorHandler(xerror);
+			#endif // IGNORE_XFT_ERRORS_WHEN_DRAWING_TEXT_PATCH
 			if (m->sel->isfloating)
 				#if ACTIVETAGINDICATORBAR_PATCH
 				drw_rect(drw, x + boxw, 0, w - ( 2 * boxw + 1), boxw, m->sel->isfixed, 0);

patches.h

@@ -199,6 +199,13 @@
  */
 #define HOLDBAR_PATCH 0
 
+/* Sometimes dwm crashes when it cannot render some glyphs in window titles (usually emoji).
+ * This patch is essentially a hack to ignore any errors when drawing text on the status bar.
+ * https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/wmii/7bncCahYIww
+ * https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=forums&srcid=MDAwODA2MTg0MDQyMjE0OTgzMzMBMDQ3ODQzODkyMTU3NTAyMTMxNTYBX2RUMVNtOUtDQUFKATAuMQEBdjI&authuser=0
+ */
+#define IGNORE_XFT_ERRORS_WHEN_DRAWING_TEXT_PATCH 0
+
 /* This patch adds a keybinding to kills all visible clients that are not selected.
  * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/killunsel/
  */