[PD] [PD-announce] Pd-0.39.2-extended-rc1 released // fonts

Hans-Christoph Steiner hans at eds.org
Tue Apr 17 17:15:05 CEST 2007


On Apr 17, 2007, at 3:28 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:

> just one random thought
>
> Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>>
>> My first feeling when I saw the non-bold Pd was similar to your
>> reaction: it seemed hard to read.  I decided to try it for a while,
>> since every other app I use does not use bold fonts.  Now I am use to
>> it and have a hard time reading the old bold Pd patches, especially
>> compared to the new font at 12pt.  One big annoyance is the tiny - in
>> DejaVu.  Arg... Anyone want to make a Pd font?
>>
>
> one of Pd's major weaknesses in terms of usability is (imo) that it is
> rather unfit for "visually impaired" (as frank has nicely braught  
> to our
> attention).
> being somewhat visually impaired too, i would really love to see that
> readability becomes a really important design factor.
> making subjective judgements is probably not the correct way to do it.
>
> changing the fonts to be the same on all platforms is definitely a  
> good
> start.
> i would be very reluctant about changing the font-types (this is:
> bold/..., serifs, size, ...) without very good reasons to do so.
> i am no expert in this field, but i fear that very few people here  
> are.
>
> i vote for not changing too much, based solely on subjective  
> impressions.

>
>
> so:
> go ahead unifying the fonts.
> but
> do not change the appearance without good reasons.

I agree on all points.  The reason I tried a non-bold font is because  
many people have asked for it, most people use non-bold fonts for  
regular reading, etc.  But one setup will not suit all people, so the  
next step needs to be the ability to set the font.  That's a much  
bigger problem, AFIAK.

.hc

>
>
> just 2¢ from the conservatives.
>
> ms.dft
> IOhannes
>
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