Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Chris Ahlstrom Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: Favorite Font Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:31:09 -0400 Organization: None Lines: 53 Message-ID: References: <1835a5c81ceedfd3$44418$19313$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> Reply-To: OFeem1987@teleworm.us Injection-Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:31:11 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="fe8f161578ade3ec6f54a4df7fd19afb"; logging-data="1283825"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+wENbgASM44CN1btqzo1f6" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:p7MHxKUU3gd8iatyoKjHYI6C/7k= X-Mutt: The most widely-used MUA X-User-Agent: Microsoft Outl00k, Usenet K00k Editions X-Face: 63n<76,LYJQ2m#'5YL#.T95xqyPiG`ffIP70tN+j"(&@6(4l\7uL)2+/-r0)/9SjZ`qw= Njn mr93Xrerx}aQG-Ap5IHn"xe;`5:pp"$RH>Kx_ngWw%c\+6qSg!q"41n2[.N/;Pu6q8?+Poz~e A9? $6_R7cm.l!s8]yfv7x+-FYQ|/k X-Slrn: Why use anything else? Bytes: 3036 candycanearter07 wrote this post while blinking in Morse code: > L Thorpe 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. -- Grig (the navigator): ... so you see, it's just the two of us against the entire space armada. Alex (the gunner): What?!? Grig: I've always wanted to fight a desperate battle against overwhelming odds. Alex: It'll be a slaughter! Grig: That's the spirit! -- The Last Starfighter