hmm.. i have suspicion that it is actually adobe who can't handle the font properly.. because in some examples for source code pro font, the adjacent letters jump onto each other. i don't believe it is that bad (see attached)[image: Inline images 1]
On 17 October 2013 09:28, Goubier Thierry <[email protected]> wrote: > Excellent, I like the comparison a lot! Thanks! > > My take is: > - Unable to like Source Code Pro 9 (and it's so wide); > - Source Sans Pro 9 has spacing issues (16r, the r is too close) and > reading issues (it's the worse for the lL|i characters) > - Source sans Pro 10 is better than 9 (but what with the 2x space?) > > Overall, I'd stay with DejaVu Sans 9 based on this sample. In my opinion, > the best compromise density / readability. > > Thierry > > Le 16/10/2013 19:56, [email protected] a écrit : > > Goubier Thierry wrote: >> >>> I'd be more impressed if the argument was helping me distinguish >>> between | and l. >>> >> >> Yes. It is designed to do that. Some common failings of monospaced fonts >> are noted [1] and dealt with. There comment section is also interesting. >> >> The attached PDFs are the result of getting the urge to compare a broad >> coverage of code examples (taken from "Terse Guide to Squeak") against >> three fonts: >> * DejaVu Sans 9 point >> * Source Code Pro [1] [2] 9 point >> * Source Sans Pro [3] [4] 9 point & 10 point, since the width of 10 was >> the same as the others at 9. >> Also attached is the source excel file. >> >> cheers -ben >> >> [1] >> http://blogs.adobe.com/**typblography/2012/09/source-**code-pro.html<http://blogs.adobe.com/typblography/2012/09/source-code-pro.html> >> [2] >> http://sourceforge.net/**projects/sourcecodepro.adobe/**files/<http://sourceforge.net/projects/sourcecodepro.adobe/files/> >> [3] >> http://blogs.adobe.com/**typblography/2012/08/source-**sans-pro.html<http://blogs.adobe.com/typblography/2012/08/source-sans-pro.html> >> [4] >> http://sourceforge.net/**projects/sourcesans.adobe/** >> postdownload?source=dlp<http://sourceforge.net/projects/sourcesans.adobe/postdownload?source=dlp> >> >>> >>> I'l let you try, then :) >>> >>> Thierry >>> >> >> > -- > Thierry Goubier > CEA list > Laboratoire des Fondations des Systèmes Temps Réel Embarqués > 91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex > France > Phone/Fax: +33 (0) 1 69 08 32 92 / 83 95 > > -- Best regards, Igor Stasenko.
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