So I made a new "programmer font."

[Spice Weasel]

P.S. don't feed the trolls.

You disagree with me, therefore you are a troll.

[sffvba[e0rt]

You disagree with me, therefore you are a troll.

No trolls around here...

@OP awesome for creating your own font...


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[BeRoot ReBoot]

If it isn't Terminus, it isn't a 'programmer font'.

[gutterslob]

Downloaded. Will give em a go later and get back to ya.

[undecim]

It's not bad, considering that the characters are only 8 pixels tall

But that's the problem: the characters are only 8 pixels tall. That's alright if you need to read 80 lines of code at once, but for general use, it's a killer on the eyes. I would love to see a scalable version of this font, or perhaps a larger one.

[BrokenKingpin]

The font has a retro feel to it, which I like. I couldn't use it full time.

[ninjaaron]

If it isn't Terminus, it isn't a 'programmer font'.

Go tell it to Profont!

Downloaded. Will give em a go later and get back to ya.

Never fails. See, there's going to be an update in just a couple of minutes.

It's not bad, considering that the characters are only 8 pixels tall

But that's the problem: the characters are only 8 pixels tall. That's alright if you need to read 80 lines of code at once, but for general use, it's a killer on the eyes. I would love to see a scalable version of this font, or perhaps a larger one.

I'm using it for general use at the moment, and it's fine for me. I ultimately created the font to satisfy my needs and desires. Howerver If there is enough demand for a larger/scalable version, I'll see what I can do after I get this one how I want it.

If you like the design, This probably won't be my last font (I've done some in the past); probably nothing too revolutionary though. There are already a many excellent daily-use serif and san-serif fonts. I have a couple of thoughts for some novelty TTF fonts, and a few Greek and Hebrew fonts based on the gyphs as they appear in their most ancient forms. If I ever do anything serious for the general user, it would probably be an organic sans-serif (think Linux Biolinum).


Alright. I've got to go get the update tar'd and upload the sample image. Back in a few with fresh glyphs.

[sanderd17]

I think I'll make an AUR package for it, but could you put your font on a place where it can easily be tracked and downloaded?

Like google code or github?

Making a script that downloads something from forums is asking for problems.

BTW: if you make a ppa on launchpad, that will also work.

[ninjaaron]

Ok, update is posted. We're just going to call the first one v0.9, so this is v0.9.1

Changes:

• Made the more severely tilts softer
• moved the the bottoms of letters extending below the line on px higher.
• Tweaked the capitol D, V, K, and R, as well as both big Z small z.
• Adjusted mistakes in several derived glyps, as well as the height of the Hebrew zayin
• found and added the unicode glyph for Hebrew yud+hiriq
• moved all Hebrew letters up by one pixel so the niqqud (vowel points) would be more usable.
• Made the slash a little more "normal."

Pics and files in the OP.

I think I'll make an AUR package for it, but could you put your font on a place where it can easily be tracked and downloaded?

Like google code or github?

Making a script that downloads something from forums is asking for problems.

BTW: if you make a ppa on launchpad, that will also work.

Eh... I'm flattered at the offer, but two things.

1. I need to figure out the licence first, whether a GNU or a CC licences is more appropriate for a font.

2. I don't have any experince with being anywhere except on the reciving end of software distribution. I would be happy to do any of the things you suggested, but I haven't the slightest idea where to begin. Any suggestions for a starting point?

(I'm attracted to github, cause it seems like a universal sort of medium, and then anyone who likes can make a package based on that for any distro)

[el_koraco]

Nice job on the V, D and tilts. I'm still not a 100 percent sold on the A and Q, they seem a little too rugged, but that's your prerogative.

Since you're going for a full set of characters, maybe you should include š, č, ć, đ and ž. Those are used in a bunch of Slavic languages, and you just need to add hyphens on s, c, d and z.