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Alternate shape for 'u' and 'a' #339

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Firestar-Reimu opened this issue Oct 22, 2020 · 3 comments
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Alternate shape for 'u' and 'a' #339

Firestar-Reimu opened this issue Oct 22, 2020 · 3 comments

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@Firestar-Reimu
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Firestar-Reimu commented Oct 22, 2020

1.There are 2 u's:
A. with a vertical line on the right
Screenshot_20201022_193952
B. without a vertical line on the right
Screenshot_20201022_194030

2.And there are 2 a's:
A. Consolas' type
Screenshot_20201022_193836
B. Monaco's type
Screenshot_20201022_193918

As programmers will be easier (to use less time) to recognize if the fonts are fit to their usual handwriting habits learned from childhood, maybe u with a vertical line on the right (which is also benefit for Greek letter 'μ''s display, see #244 and #336) and the Monaco's type for a (which is also more simple) are better?

@philippnurullin
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Hi @1900011604 .

  • Here is link to discussion about u construction. Readability problem in JetBrainsMono font: shape of lower-case u same as upper-case U #212 (comment) To be short, the construction of u wont be changed because it works with JetBrains Mono philosophy. The different construction can be brought by stylistic sets.

  • The problem with this construction of the a is that it's too similar to the p q b d g so it enhances this rhythm in line and as the result it's more difficult do deferinciate letters.I understand that you subjectively can like it it but this construction is too uncommon for the main character set. it can be brought by the stylistic set too in the future.

@philippnurullin philippnurullin changed the title Better shape for 'u' and 'a' Alternate shape for 'u' and 'a' Dec 4, 2020
@philippnurullin philippnurullin added this to the v2.300 milestone Dec 4, 2020
@Firestar-Reimu
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Thanks for the alternate u, are there an alternate for a?

@Ilis
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Ilis commented May 20, 2023

Thank you for better u, but can anybody explain how can I install this set with alternative glyph?

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