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@just_another_person@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago

GNOME 47's New Font

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GNOME 47's New Font

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@just_another_person@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago
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GNOME 47's New Font: How to Try it on Ubuntu - OMG! Ubuntu
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News that GNOME's design team is looking to make Inter the default font in GNOME 47 got me curious about what the typeface might look in action. Why
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  • @unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de
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    Capital i is same as non-capital L… So a horrible font for me.

    • Maxx
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      37•1 year ago

      The Inter typeface is very versatile and has many different options and variants, including more distinguishable uppercase i and lowercase L. The article just installed the base version as an example. https://rsms.me/inter/

      • @moontorchy@lemmy.world
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        7•1 year ago

        Oh thanks! This is very helpful. Next thing to figure out is how to set those options as default. Found this gem after a bit of googling.

    • KryptonBlur
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      12•1 year ago

      Yeah that’s really frustrating

    • @slacktoid@lemmy.ml
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      10•1 year ago

      Why do they do this?

      • @priapus@sh.itjust.works
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        3•1 year ago

        Do what? Nothing has even been done yet, they’re just discussing the possibility of changing the font…

        • @slacktoid@lemmy.ml
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          2•1 year ago

          I mean making a font whete the l and I are the same

          • @priapus@sh.itjust.works
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            3•1 year ago

            Fair, they’re pretty common but most fonts support OpenType variations which let you change parts of the fonts to other variants. Having a variant with distinct l’s and I’s is pretty common and Inter supports this.

            • @slacktoid@lemmy.ml
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              4•1 year ago

              but thats counter intuitive, why not stick to a clear fonts? im not gonna judge ones choices but i just dont understand it is all.

              • @priapus@sh.itjust.works
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                2•1 year ago

                I agree, I wish fonts just defaulted to distinguishing between them

                • @slacktoid@lemmy.ml
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                  1•1 year ago

                  time for a mass boycott of bad fonts!!

    • @priapus@sh.itjust.works
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      4•1 year ago

      Like most modern fonts, it supports a lot of OpenType features, so this can be changed dynamically. Changing some settings by default has already been mentioned in the discussion around the change.

    • @GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
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      I guess they’re copying mainstream OSes (at least Android) with this one

      • wvstolzing
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        IIRC this issue is mentioned in the gitlab discussions (from months ago … not sure how this became news suddenly); they’re looking to patch Inter if they decide to use it as the UI font.

    • @HouseWolf@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      I’m normally not someone who gets hung up on fonts but this one thing bugs me SO MUCH.

    • @muhyb@programming.dev
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      Generally it renders much better but that’s a turn off for me as well.

  • @Jegahan@lemmy.ml
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    The article isn’t great as it fails to mention that Gnome is considering a variation of Inter and not the default and therefore the article uses the wrong font in the screenshot. It addresses some of the concerns people have mentioned, like the capital I and lower l being the same

  • boredsquirrel
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    TL;DR they switch to “Inter”

    https://www.omglinux.com/gnome-may-switch-to-inter-font/

    • @Peer@discuss.tchncs.de
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      22•1 year ago

      Not even that: merely looking to switch to Inter.

      • boredsquirrel
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        3•1 year ago

        True. A system font needs to be REALLY good.

  • Rentlar
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    5•1 year ago

    If the Gnome team don’t like this new Inter font, will they return to “Déjà Vu”?

  • @velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml
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    deleted by creator

    • @thayer@lemmy.ca
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      I believe Noto is a much more robust typeface, with several more language options than Cantarell. Still, I do prefer Inter to both of those.

  • @gi1242@lemmy.world
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    5•1 year ago

    honestly I don’t see why they put effort into making a new font. there are plenty of freely available ones that are good enough

    • The Ramen Dutchman
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      21•1 year ago

      They don’t. They’re thinking of switching to another font.

    • @Jumuta@sh.itjust.works
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      6•1 year ago

      inter already exists

  • @voidnutcracker@feddit.de
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    4•1 year ago

    Please don’t hate me but I use Segoe UI

    • @yak@feddit.it
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      1•1 year ago

      hates you

      • @voidnutcracker@feddit.de
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        2•1 year ago

        Oh… so I better not tell you that I also use windows folder icons because gnomes blue folders make no fucking sense

  • @Heavybell@lemmy.world
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    4•1 year ago

    Whenever I read something on the lines of X`s new Y, I think of Curt’s new hat.

    • @Codilingus@sh.itjust.works
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      4•1 year ago

      That’s the photo where he took a selfie with the hat, in front of the billboard which is a photo of him with the new hat, Yea?

      • @Heavybell@lemmy.world
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        2•1 year ago

        That’s the one :)

  • @m4m4m4m4@lemmy.world
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    Cantarell has served us well, but we’ve been wondering if it would be more beneficial to default to a more modern and well-maintained typeface

    Eh. I don’t feel Cantarell “dated” or “not modern”. I don’t even use GNOME anymore but I reckon Cantarell is actually a great font, it’s legible and has character. It’s almost like you can tell it’s about GNOME when you see Cantarell somewhere. If I were them I’d invest into giving it more weights (I’d really like it if it had a lighter version), variations and extending it. They have the power and resources to do so.

    imho they’re trying to solve a problem that doesn’t even exist. Inter’s default is a poor choice, as some of you have already noted here.

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