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| author | bard <[email protected]> | 2024-05-13 16:17:23 -0400 |
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diff --git a/fonts/iosevka-comfy/README.md b/fonts/iosevka-comfy/README.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3698e08..0000000 --- a/fonts/iosevka-comfy/README.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,177 +0,0 @@ -# Iosevka Comfy - -IMAGES HERE: <https://protesilaos.com/emacs/iosevka-comfy-pictures>. - -Customised build of the [Iosevka -typeface](https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka), with a consistent -rounded style and overrides for almost all individual glyphs in both -roman (upright) and italic (slanted) variants. - -+ Git repo on SourceHut: <https://git.sr.ht/~protesilaos/iosevka-comfy> - - Mirrors: - + GitHub: <https://github.com/protesilaos/iosevka-comfy> - + GitLab: <https://gitlab.com/protesilaos/iosevka-comfy> -+ Mailing list: <https://lists.sr.ht/~protesilaos/general-issues> -+ Sample pictures: <https://protesilaos.com/emacs/iosevka-comfy-pictures> -+ Backronym: Iosevka ... Could Only Modify a Font, Yes - -## Principles of the design - -Iosevka Comfy optimises for inter-glyph and inter-style consistency -within the overarching constraint of usability at small point sizes. -The shapes are round and are designed in concert to both impose a -predictable rhythm and keep characters distinct from each other. - -Roman and italic styles are made to look more consistent than the -default upstream Iosevka while retaining their unique features. Unlike -the default Iosevka style, the upright glyphs do not have a mixture of -straight/blocky and curved or serified characters (special exceptions -notwithstanding). While the italics do not have calligraphic tendencies -that greatly contrast with their counterparts. The differences within -each style set and between the styles themselves are more nuanced. The -intent is to make everything feel part of the same aesthetic. -Distinctions are drawn on the premise of contributing to the demands of -the design in light of usability, without ever calling attention to -themselves (as opposed to sporadic calligraphic glyphs amid an otherwise -austere presentation which seem to say "look how pretty I am!"). - -To achieve consistency between roman and italic styles we remove -elements of roundedness in the latter's glyphs to make them look a bit -sturdier. Otherwise they would feel more rounded than their roman -counterparts given the added slant. We do not want that added implicit -emphasis of extra roundedness because the slant is already sufficient: -to emphasise the emphasis is the kind of exaggeration that Iosevka Comfy -strives to eliminate. - -## Variants - -``` -| Family | Shapes | Spacing | Style | Ligatures | -|---------------------------------+--------+---------+------------+-----------| -| Iosevka Comfy | Sans | Compact | Monospaced | Yes | -| Iosevka Comfy Fixed | Sans | Compact | Monospaced | No | -| Iosevka Comfy Duo | Sans | Compact | Duospaced | Yes | -|---------------------------------+--------+---------+------------+-----------| -| Iosevka Comfy Motion | Slab | Compact | Monospaced | Yes | -| Iosevka Comfy Motion Fixed | Slab | Compact | Monospaced | No | -| Iosevka Comfy Motion Duo | Slab | Compact | Duospaced | Yes | -|---------------------------------+--------+---------+------------+-----------| -| Iosevka Comfy Wide | Sans | Wide | Monospaced | Yes | -| Iosevka Comfy Wide Fixed | Sans | Wide | Monospaced | No | -| Iosevka Comfy Wide Duo | Sans | Wide | Duospaced | Yes | -|---------------------------------+--------+---------+------------+-----------| -| Iosevka Comfy Wide Motion | Slab | Wide | Monospaced | Yes | -| Iosevka Comfy Wide Motion Fixed | Slab | Wide | Monospaced | No | -| Iosevka Comfy Wide Motion Duo | Slab | Wide | Duospaced | Yes | -``` - -Iosevka Comfy comes in four sets of three: two sans-serif and two -serif supersets. The triplets in each set follow the naming scheme -`NAME{,-fixed,-duo}`. The base name is monospaced and supports -ligatures. The "fixed" one is strictly monospaced so as to work with -all terminal emulators: it does not support ligatures or any wider -glyphs. And the "duo" is quasi-proportionately spaced, while -supporting ligatures. - -Here "quasi-proportional" means that certain glyphs are allowed to -occupy their natural width, instead of being strictly monospaced, -while other remain monospaced. This combination results in a style -that feels like fixed spacing but reads like variable spacing. - -1. The **compact, sans-serif** set: - - - `iosevka-comfy` is monospaced and supports ligatures. Apart from - ligatures, it allows certain special glyphs, such as arrows, to - occupy more than one block. - - - `iosevka-comfy-fixed` is like `iosevka-comfy` albeit strictly - monospaced and thus does not support ligatures. All glyphs are - exactly the same width. Use this if you prefer it or if your - application (e.g. terminal emulator) does not recognise - `iosevka-comfy` as a monospaced font. - - - `iosevka-comfy-duo` is quasi-proportional and supports ligatures. The - naturally narrow glyphs, such as `i`, are allowed to occupy their - natural width instead of one space. - -2. The **compact, serif** set: - - - `iosevka-comfy-motion` is monospaced and supports ligatures. It is - like `iosevka-comfy` but with lots of small tweaks that add serifs - and tailed ends to relevant glyphs. Put simply, it is the serified - counterpart of `iosevka-comfy`. - - - `iosevka-comfy-motion-fixed` is the serif equivalent of the - aforementioned `iosevka-comfy-fixed`. - - - `iosevka-comfy-motion-duo` is the serif equivalent of - `iosevka-comfy-duo`. - -3. The **wide, sans-serif** set: - - - `iosevka-comfy-wide` is the same as `iosevka-comfy` except it is - noticeably wider. It also looks taller than `iosevka-comfy` even - though both variants fit the same number of lines on a screen. - - - `iosevka-comfy-wide-fixed` is the "wide" counterpart of the - `iosevka-comfy-fixed` family. - - - `iosevka-comfy-wide-duo` is the "wide" counterpart of the - `iosevka-comfy-duo` family. - -4. The **wide, serif** set: - - - `iosevka-comfy-wide-motion` is the same as `iosevka-comfy-motion` - except it is noticeably wider. It also looks taller than - `iosevka-comfy-motion` even though both variants fit the same - number of lines on a screen. - - - `iosevka-comfy-wide-motion-fixed` is the "wide" counterpart of the - `iosevka-comfy-motion-fixed` family. - - - `iosevka-comfy-wide-motion-duo` is the "wide" counterpart of the - `iosevka-comfy-motion-duo` family. - -## Install on GNU/Linux - -Unless you have some exotic system, in which case you know what you are -doing, you can install fonts for your local user by copying the `.ttf` -files or their directories in `~/.local/share/fonts/`. For system-wide -installation, place them in `/usr/share/fonts/`. - -Depending on your system, you may need to delete the `ttf` or -`ttf-unhinted` builds. Though this is not strictly necessary, as the -system knows which one to pick. - -When in doubt, install locally. - -**Perform a shallow clone** of this repository to speed things up: - -```sh -git clone --depth 1 https://git.sr.ht/~protesilaos/iosevka-comfy -``` - -## Build information - -Iosevka Comfy is configured in accordance with the documentation of -the upstream project. This practically means that (i) [we clone the -official repo](https://github.com/be5invis/iosevka), (ii) define our -`private-build-plans.toml` at its root, (iii) install the `npm` -dependencies, and (iv) build the `.ttf` files with something like the -following for each variant (run from the root of the project): - -```sh -npm run build -- ttf::iosevka-comfy -``` - -Or this loop: - -```sh -for i in iosevka-comfy{,-motion,-wide,-wide-motion}{,-fixed,-duo} ; do npm run build -- ttf::$i ; done -``` - -The last update to Iosevka Comfy was done on 2023-05-15 using upstream -version `v21.1.2`, commit `7ef24b8d`. - -Each file is provided as-is in the hope that it may prove useful, but -is otherwise intended only for my private use. |
