maybebyte

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by maybebyte 1y ago
Ah, that does indeed appear squished! I'm glad someone said something. Thank you for following up with the additional information. It should be fixed now.
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by maybebyte 1y ago
Thanks for the heads up. I have a couple of questions: - What do you mean by squished? - What device and browser are you using? - Are all images affected or just certain ones? A screenshot would help a lot if possible.
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by maybebyte 1y ago
Interesting to see the font rendering differences crop up, I haven't tested on anything except Linux. For context, I wrote a hacky shell script that uses Harfbuzz and ImageMagick to generate the comparison images in a Fedora 41 virtual
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by maybebyte 1y ago
Interesting distinction there. I didn't know that was the difference between legibility and readability. I'd really like to hear more about this. Do you have experience with fonts that strike a better balance, or know of reading m
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by maybebyte 1y ago
I just added it under "Other Resources", thank you for the pointer. :)
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by maybebyte 1y ago
This is a fair question/critique. As I understand it, this is a particular consideration for coders and readers with dyslexia, as they flip the letters. The thought process is that by making the characters distinct, it reduces this pro
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by maybebyte 1y ago
The website is still up, it just loads slowly due to the increased viewership. Never had this much traffic before.
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by maybebyte 1y ago
Hey, I'm a fan of your work. My font before this was Victor Mono, and I actually found it through your website. Do you publish the source code anywhere? I'd be interested to take a closer look at it.
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by maybebyte 1y ago
This is good feedback, thank you. When I wrote the article, I erred on the side of too few comparison images rather than too many. What would you recommend for comparison blocks? "The five boxing wizards jump quickly" and maybe a
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by maybebyte 1y ago
You know, I've heard this idea about proportional fonts before and have been intrigued by the idea. I use Neovim running inside Alacritty as my code editor, though, so unsure if it'll work for me or not. Going to check that font o
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by maybebyte 1y ago
Sure, I'll add it in. I'll post the links here as well just in case: https://github.com/googlefonts/atkinson-hyperlegible-next-mo... I'd recommend getting it from there rather than the Braille Institute&
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Font Comparison: Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono vs. JetBrains Mono and Fira Code(anthes.is)
258 points by maybebyte 1y ago|166 comments
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by maybebyte 1y ago
After redesigning my website to use Atkinson Hyperlegible fonts, I switched my terminal and code editor to the monospace variant to properly test it. After a month of testing and positive experiences, I felt motivated to investigate further