From 2e31b5e7ff56ba8c585d98d0a94228fd3f1b935f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aminda Suomalainen Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 22:26:18 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] conf/sway/README.md: monologue about fonts Resolves: #140 --- conf/sway/README.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) diff --git a/conf/sway/README.md b/conf/sway/README.md index b96918b8..28785bd2 100644 --- a/conf/sway/README.md +++ b/conf/sway/README.md @@ -13,3 +13,36 @@ The source for that is marked as https://askubuntu.com/a/600946 Additionally apparently my `~/.xprofile` specifies `GTK_THEME` which I have hoped to get get detected/understood by browsers etc, but I think I decided to not import that to Sway which naturally doesn't read xprofile. + +### Fonts + +Using the same apps and `gnome-tweaks` (as there are probably a lot of +methods setting fonts): + +* User-interface text: Noto Serif Regular 10 +* Document text: Noto Serif Regular 11 +* Monospace text: Noto Sans Mono Regular 10 +* Expired window title text: Noto Serif Bold 11 + * backtranslated from *Vanhennettujen ikkunaotsikkojen teksti* and I am + a bit lost on what that means. Window doesn't respond or is in the + background? + +The number behind is obviously the number and it's based on what were the +defaults before I touched them so I am hoping GNOME knows what they are +doing. + +Noto should have all characters, looks good enough to my eyes, I guess Serif +makes a distinguishion between letters "I" and "l", it doesn't seem to have +a Mono variant, but the Sans is close enough. + +Where reading speed is needed, `OpenDyslexic` is nice, but some applications +have trouble handling it, e.g. mpv (makes Ä and Ö and Å all Å) and Firefox +(makes 8 look like 6 and other weirdness). + +Other font settings in GNOME-Tweak: + +* Hinting: *a bit* + * for no particular reason +* Antialiasing: *Subpixel (for LCD-displays)* + * I have no idea where there are "standard grayscale" displays that aren't + LCD.