Variable: pdf-view-use-unicode-ligther
pdf-view-use-unicode-ligther is a customizable variable defined in
pdf-view.el.
Value
t
Documentation
Decide whether to use unicode symbols in the mode-line.
On some systems finding a font which supports those symbols can take some time. If you don't want to spend that time waiting and don't care for a nicer looking mode-line, set this variable to nil.
Note, that this option has only an effect when this library is loaded.
Source Code
;; Defined in /nix/store/63h5z2vmzn0mfavcxi2idi23g5xcgkbl-emacs-packages-deps/share/emacs/site-lisp/elpa/pdf-tools-20260102.1101/pdf-view.el
(defcustom pdf-view-use-unicode-ligther t
"Decide whether to use unicode symbols in the mode-line.
On some systems finding a font which supports those symbols can
take some time. If you don't want to spend that time waiting and
don't care for a nicer looking mode-line, set this variable to
nil.
Note, that this option has only an effect when this library is
loaded."
:group 'pdf-view
:type 'boolean)