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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Favorite Font
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 19:58:58 +0100
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On 12/04/2025 19:31, L Thorpe wrote:
> This is not a frivolous issue.
> 
> There are many fonts available on GNU/Linux but the only font
> that I continually select for all my GUI apps and even virtual
> terminals is the Liberation family:
> 
> https://github.com/liberationfonts/liberation-fonts
> 
> IMO, the Liberation fonts are the best and every other font
> seems quite ugly or unsatisfying in comparison.
> 
> Liberation also has extensive Unicode coverage but that is
> not the main point of concern.
> 
> To me, this is unusual.  Why should one font family be so
> far ahead, aesthetically speaking?
> 
> Surely there are other candidates but I have found none
> that appeal to me so greatly as does Liberation.
> 
> What are the experiences of others?  What are YOUR favorite
> fonts for general application use, especially in word processors
> or text editors?
> 
> I am tempted to exclude all the dozens of GNU/Linux fonts
> except for Liberation.  Do you feel the same?
> 
I have to agree. Between Liberation serif and Arial that's all I mostly 
need.

Although my internal web sites use 'digital' for effect

https://all-free-download.com/font/download/ds_digital_6896607.html

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