On 17 October 2013 10:47, Goubier Thierry <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > 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... > > i am far from blaming adobe, just wanted to say that in my viewer it does not shows things properly, because when rendered in pharo it don't have such problems. so i cannot have decent comparison.. > 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> >> <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/> >> >> <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> >> <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> >> >> <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. >> > > -- > 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.
