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Title: Sans-Serif
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 03 March 2018, 17:37:45
It's just much smoother to read in general.

It's just much smoother to read in general.


It's just much smoother to read in general.


Serifs are necessary for small print on paper, but they're distracting on big monitors.
Title: Re: San-Serif
Post by: Findecanor on Sat, 03 March 2018, 18:26:31
It is called "sans serif". "Sans" is the French word for "without". It means "Without serifs".
Title: Re: Sans-Serif
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 03 March 2018, 18:52:21
It is called "sans serif". "Sans" is the French word for "without". It means "Without serifs".

typo, //remain-calm.

Tp4 fixed
Title: Re: Sans-Serif
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 04 March 2018, 19:46:10
tp4 has no serifs.

Maybe get serifs -> get grrlz?
Title: Re: Sans-Serif
Post by: noisyturtle on Sun, 04 March 2018, 20:06:14
people make such a big deal out of this, and freak out when they see something like comic sans being used which I think is just ridiculous.

as long as the font is legible and has proper kerning I don't care what font people use.
Title: Re: Sans-Serif
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 05 March 2018, 19:50:07
I prefer tall, thin fonts for coding, although if it's legible enough then something with serifs is fine too.

I'm currently using Iosevka Slab for coding, but Iosevka in terminal windows.
Title: Re: Sans-Serif
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 05 March 2018, 20:14:18
I prefer tall, thin fonts for coding, although if it's legible enough then something with serifs is fine too.

I'm currently using Iosevka Slab for coding, but Iosevka in terminal windows.

depends on the density.

If you got a bunch of tall thin letters at high density, blocks get harder to pick out.

We read by block and shape, rather than specific letters.
Title: Re: Sans-Serif
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 06 March 2018, 19:51:07
I prefer tall, thin fonts for coding, although if it's legible enough then something with serifs is fine too.

I'm currently using Iosevka Slab for coding, but Iosevka in terminal windows.

depends on the density.

If you got a bunch of tall thin letters at high density, blocks get harder to pick out.

We read by block and shape, rather than specific letters.

As a programmer I tend to read specific letters, rather than blocks and shapes, as I do not use Scratch.
Title: Re: Sans-Serif
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 06 March 2018, 19:52:35
I prefer tall, thin fonts for coding, although if it's legible enough then something with serifs is fine too.

I'm currently using Iosevka Slab for coding, but Iosevka in terminal windows.

depends on the density.

If you got a bunch of tall thin letters at high density, blocks get harder to pick out.

We read by block and shape, rather than specific letters.

As a programmer I tend to read specific letters, rather than blocks and shapes, as I do not use Scratch.

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