On 05 Nov 2013, at 06:04, Tudor Girba <tu...@tudorgirba.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am glad you are considering other types of fonts :). Still, I think that
> Open Sans does not work well with Source Code. First, there is not enough
> distinction between them, and second, their rhythms do not match (both in
> terms of height and width).
>
> Choosing a consistent family of fonts mitigates these problems. Source is a
> family of fonts that also comes with a Source Sans variation. That is why my
> settings look like:
Change my fonts, I will, and
Walk this path, try to,
Master “Doru” Yoda ;-)
> #('SourceCodeProRegular' 'SourceCodeProBold' 'SourceSansProRegular'
> 'SourceSansProBold') do: [ :each |
> Smalltalk globals
> at: each asSymbol
> ifAbsent: [
> Gofer new
> smalltalkhubUser: 'girba' project:
> 'FreeFonts';
> package: each;
> load ].
> (Smalltalk at: each asSymbol) new install ].
> FreeTypeSystemSettings loadFt2Library: true.
> FreeTypeFontProvider current updateFromSystem
> StandardFonts
> setAllStandardFontsTo: (LogicalFont familyName: 'Source Sans
> Pro' pointSize: 10);
> haloFont: (LogicalFont familyName: 'Source Sans Pro' pointSize:
> 10);
> windowTitleFont: (LogicalFont familyName: 'Source Sans Pro'
> pointSize: 14);
> balloonFont: (LogicalFont familyName: 'Source Sans Pro'
> pointSize: 10);
> codeFont: (LogicalFont familyName: 'Source Code Pro' pointSize:
> 10)
>
>
> Here is a screenshot:
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/i39f7phfy9v1bqh/pharo-with-only-source-fonts.png
>
> Notice how I also load the bold versions of both fonts so that we can use
> them both in code and in lists.
>
> Cheers,
> Doru
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Sven Van Caekenberghe <s...@stfx.eu> wrote:
> Hey Doru,
>
> On 04 Nov 2013, at 17:01, Tudor Girba <tu...@tudorgirba.com> wrote:
>
>> - Continue on the topic of "Pharo IDE of the Future”
>
> Great, looking forward to it !
>
> FWIW, I have come around about the fonts ;-)
>
> I have been using Open Sans & Source Code Pro for a while now, and I like
> them.
>
> These are my font selections for my MacBook Air 13’’ (1440x900):
>
> <Screen Shot 2013-11-04 at 17.25.38.png>
> Light and modern, like Pharo itself !
>
> Apart from the bolding of the window title font, this code sets those fonts:
>
> SourceCodeProRegular new install.
> OpenSansRegular new install.
> FreeTypeFontProvider current updateFromSystem.
>
> #(
> #(#defaultFont: 'Open Sans' 12)
> #(#listFont: 'Open Sans' 12)
> #(#menuFont: 'Open Sans' 12)
> #(#windowTitleFont: 'Open Sans' 12)
> #(#balloonFont: 'Open Sans' 10)
> #(#codeFont: 'Source Code Pro' 11)
> #(#buttonFont: 'Open Sans' 12)
> #(#haloFont: 'Open Sans' 10)) do: [ :spec |
> | font |
> font := LogicalFont familyName: spec second pointSize: spec
> third.
> StandardFonts perform: spec first with: font ]
>
> Thanks again for taking care !
>
> Sven
>
>
>
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>
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