Le 17/10/2013 10:29, Igor Stasenko a écrit :
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)Inline images 1

Adobe or the viewer? I used evince to view it, not acrobat reader. It may point to incorrect spacing information in Source Sans Pro (I have not the errors you see in Source Code Pro).

Who is in charge of the Source Pro font? Which typographer? Oh, Adobe apparently. If they can't handle it properly...

Thierry



On 17 October 2013 09:28, Goubier Thierry <[email protected]
<mailto:[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]
    <mailto:[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



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