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Add an FAQ about the new distributions.
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- [[#the-powerline-separators-are-ugly-how-can-i-fix-them-][The powerline separators are ugly, how can I fix them ?]]
- [[#the-powerline-separators-have-no-anti-aliasing-what-can-i-do-][The powerline separators have no anti-aliasing, what can I do ?]]
- [[#why-is-after-init-hook-not-executed-][Why is after-init-hook not executed ?]]
- [[#what-is-the-difference-between-spacemacs-base-and-spacemacs-distributions--][What is the difference between spacemacs-base and spacemacs distributions ? ]]
- [[#windows][Windows]]
- [[#why-do-the-fonts-look-crappy-on-windows-][Why do the fonts look crappy on Windows ?]]
- [[#why-is-there-no-spacemacs-logo-in-the-startup-buffer-][Why is there no Spacemacs logo in the startup buffer ?]]
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run the hooked function in =after-init-hook= before the evaluation of the
passed =-l init.el= file.

*** What is the difference between spacemacs-base and spacemacs distributions ?
The =distribution= concept was introduced in 0.104.x.
You can now choose between two distributions =spacemacs= or
=spacemacs-base=. =spacemacs-base= contains only
a minimal set of packages; whereas =spacemacs= is the full Spacemacs
experience. Set the distribution with =dotspacemacs-distribution= variable.
The default is =spacemacs=. For more information as to what is included,
check out the packages.el file in the respective folders in the distribution= folder in =layers/=
** Windows
*** Why do the fonts look crappy on Windows ?
You can install [[https://code.google.com/p/mactype/][MacType]] on Windows to get very nice looking fonts. It is
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A GUI build of emacs supporting image display is required.
You can follow the instructions [[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2650041/emacs-under-windows-and-png-files][here]]. Alternatively you can download binaries
of emacs with image support included such as [[http://emacsbinw64.sourceforge.net/][this one]].

** OS X
*** Why are the powerline colors not correct on OS X ?
This is a [[https://github.com/milkypostman/powerline/issues/54][known issue]] as of Emacs 24.4 due to =ns-use-srgb-colorspace=
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