FWIW, Source Code Pro can be test driven from here: http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/source-code-pro
On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Igor Stasenko <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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