ok i looked at .xlxslsx file at least, in google preview it looks more or less close to the truth :)
and i can say that Source Sans Pro is a winner ( to my taste ). I like that for 'i' in it don't closes together as in 'it', comparing to dejavu , where it does. It reads very clear yet compact. On 17 October 2013 10:43, Igor Stasenko <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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. > -- Best regards, Igor Stasenko.
