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chapters/mainmatter/base-features.tex

@@ -596,14 +596,16 @@ \subsection{Mono-Spaced}
 
 \subsection{Symbols}
 
-\ctanpackage{fontawesome} is a package providing hundreds of freely usable vector
+\ctanpackage{fontawesome5} is a package providing hundreds of freely usable vector
 symbols.
 They scale just like normal vector graphics and can be used alongside text, like
-this little friend here: \faFirefox{}.
-They can also be colored (\textcolor{mRed}{\faInternetExplorer{}}) or scaled:
+this little friend here: \faIcon{firefox}.
+They can also be colored (\textcolor{mRed}{\faIcon{chrome}}) or scaled:
 \begin{center}
- \scalebox{20}{\faLinux{}}
+ \scalebox{20}{\faIcon{linux}}
 \end{center}
+All of these should also be select- and then copyable, yielding \iecfeg{e.g.}\
+\emph{LINUX}.
 Refer to the package documentation for a list of all the available symbols.
 
 \section{Language}

chapters/mainmatter/floats.tex

@@ -1437,11 +1437,12 @@ \subsection{Regular TikZ pictures}
  every node/.style={draw=black,thick,anchor=west,fill=g5},
  font=\ttfamily,%
  ]%
- \node {\faFileO{} parent.py}
- child { node {\faFileO{} constants.py}}
- child { node {\faFileO{} parameters.py}}
- child { node {\faFileO{} handling.py}}
- child { node {\faFileO{} performance\_maps.py}};
+ % `[regular]` optional arg gives outlined symbol, as opposed to `solid`
+ \node {\faIcon[regular]{file-code} parent.py}
+ child { node {\faIcon[regular]{file-code} constants.py}}
+ child { node {\faIcon[regular]{file-code} parameters.py}}
+ child { node {\faIcon[regular]{file-code} handling.py}}
+ child { node {\faIcon[regular]{file-code} performance\_maps.py}};
  \end{tikzpicture}
 \end{center}
 Note how \verb|tikzpicture| environments do not have to be contained in floats.

cookbook.cls

@@ -303,13 +303,10 @@
  % Color=LightCyan4,% Toggle color for debugging (should be xcolor name)
 ]{texgyrepagella}%
 
-% See https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/176322/120853
-% FontAwesome simply calls the FontAwesome font family, so provide a path to our
-% provided font file here.
-\defaultfontfeatures[FontAwesome]{%
- Path=fonts/other/,
-}
-\RequirePackage{fontawesome}% High-quality Unicode vector web symbols
+% Looking at CTAN, `fontawesome5' looks much more recent and packs many more symbols
+% in comparison to `fontawesome'.
+% It ships with its own font files, so no need to specify here.
+\RequirePackage{fontawesome5}% High-quality Unicode vector web symbols
 
 % Wrapper for "i.e.", "e.g.", "c.f.", "etc.", etc.
 % Call this command as "The animals, \iecfeg{e.g.}\ an elephant, are..."

fonts/README.md

@@ -104,14 +104,13 @@ I don't have more reasons anyway, since otherwise, the programs are quite identi
 
 ## Licenses
 
-As of 2020-06-25, there are four font subdirectories, each containing the fonts and their
+As of 2020-06-25, there are these font subdirectories, each containing the fonts and their
 licenses:
 
-- [sans](sans/): The custom license requires written permission by the author to be
+1. [sans](sans/): The custom license requires written permission by the author to be
  distributed (which it probably technically is by virtue of being included in and publicly
  downloadable from this repo). That permission is attached to the directory.
-- [roman](roman/): These are licensed so that a complete, unmodified distribution is okay.
-- [mono](mono/): Same as for roman.
-- [other](other/): Sane as for roman.
+2. [roman](roman/): These are licensed so that a complete, unmodified distribution is okay.
+3. [mono](mono/): Same as for roman.
 
 For more info, refer to the exact licenses.