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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
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Subject: Re: Favorite Font
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:31:09 -0400
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candycanearter07 wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

> L Thorpe <lt666@sixsixsix.net> wrote at 18:31 this Saturday (GMT):
>> 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 use a bunch of fonts from https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/ and
> also "pokemon emerald pro" 

Heh, I've installed the Atari ST font from time to time; now I see
the fonts-atarist package in Debian Sid.

Here's a quick example on my computer:

    https://imgur.com/a/oJ0prmr

Just a little bit of nostalgia... the Atari ST gave me many happy hours of fun.

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