{fontawesome} doesn't recognize aliases (though they render just fine)

[mmuurr]

{fontawesome} doesn't recognize aliases (though they render just fine)

[ismirsehregal]

@krlmlr this is v4 -> v6:

• v4 -> v5 table: https://fontawesome.com/docs/web/setup/upgrade/upgrade-from-v4#icons-renamed-since-version-4

v4 -> v5 (if needed) can be found here:

https://fontawesome.com/v5/docs/web/setup/upgrade-from-v4#icon-name-changes-between-version-4-and-5

[rich-iannone]

Thanks for posting this issue. I'm addressing this as part of #96. With that, all past known aliases for icons available in the v6.2 set (taken from Font Awesome's metadata) should now work when used as short names (e.g., fa("times")).

[ismirsehregal]

@mmuurr regarding the table including v4 and v6 names you mentioned: this might be of interest.

[krlmlr]

Do we need a lookup for icons renamed in v5?

The PR linked to by @ismirsehregal contains pointers:

• v4 -> v5 table: https://fontawesome.com/docs/web/setup/upgrade/upgrade-from-v4#icons-renamed-since-version-4
• v5 -> v6 table: https://fontawesome.com/docs/web/setup/upgrade/whats-changed#icons-renamed-in-version-6

fontawesome::fa("times")
#> Error: This Font Awesome icon ('times') does not exist
fontawesome::fa("xmark")
#> Warning: fontawesome does not support this output. Icon(s) will not show.

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