neovim 0.12 changed the default 'guifont' to a list ("Source Code Pro,
DejaVu Sans Mono,Courier New,monospace"). nvim-qt 0.2.19 can't parse
list-valued guifont, reports "Unknown font" in :messages and pauses upon
startup for about a second trying to show that error somewhere, freezing
user input. Happens before user config runs, so can't be worked around.

Upstream fixed this in 0.2.20 by
https://github.com/equalsraf/neovim-qt/commit/9bd7f4ca8ee3070f0529dc6c1d3fcfc4a38813ac

Could you backport that fix or update neovim-qt package to 0.2.20?

Thanks,
Ivan

Hello,

Bug #1147561 in neovim-qt reported by you has been fixed in the
Git repository and is awaiting an upload. You can see the commit
message below and you can check the diff of the fix at:

https://salsa.debian.org/vim-team/neovim-qt/-/commit/0e8d002efc7c3253bfb71962e27695a45ace0a71
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Start changelog for 0.2.20

Closes: #1147561
Signed-off-by: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>
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Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/1147561

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
neovim-qt, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1147561@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org> (supplier of updated neovim-qt package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:34:23 -0400
Source: neovim-qt
Architecture: source
Version: 0.2.20-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Vim Maintainers <team+vim@tracker.debian.org>
Changed-By: James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>
Closes: 1147561
Changes:
 neovim-qt (0.2.20-1) unstable; urgency=medium
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   * New upstream release
     + Support 'guifont' being set to a list (Closes: #1147561)
   * Switch from Qt5 to Qt6
   * Bump minimum cmake version to 3.11
   * Bump minimum msgpack-c version to 6.0.0
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