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Basic fonts (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by igalmarino@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

What is your "basic" list of fonts every linux desktop user should install ?

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[-] WhiteHotaru@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Not OP, but if you look at the Hello World code example, the “HelloWorld” class is visually divided at the l’s and the o and W are glued together. Looks more like “Hel l oWorld”.

[-] airikr@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

That's because Victor Mono are a tabular font meaning equal width no matter what character it is :) I find it nice.

[-] snaggen@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, that is not a valid reason to look that bad, JetBrains Mono is a fixed with font and it manages to get the characters evenly distributed.

[-] WhiteHotaru@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

If it works for you, that’s fine. You are right with the monospaced font being limited to the boxes. Jetbrains mono uses ligatures to overcome certain spacing limits. On top of this some characters are designed to connect better to their surroundings, as the „l“ mentioned, which is not just a stroke, but connects to the neighboring characters with the top and bottom strokes.

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