[Feature request]: "Texture Healing"

[quadruple-output]

What feature are you proposing?

I learned about the "Texture Healing" feature of Monaspace, today, and I wonder whether you would be inclined to implement something similar. The examples and the explanations they provide look quite interesting.

[bebraw]

There's a good technical description of texture healing here: https://github.com/githubnext/monaspace/blob/main/docs/Texture%20Healing.md .

I have a feeling the problem it solves is less of an issue for MonoLisa given glyphs are wider and there's more space by definition. A good example is "m" which fits wider spacing better.

It's likely still worth investigating as a feature, though.

[bebraw]

We had a brief discussion about texture healing and could see some potential benefits but also technical challenges.

There's also some research to be done on which character combinations the feature would make most sense. I.e., are there combinations that feel particularly cramped that could be improved by texture healing.

[stevemolitor]

I'm also interested in this feature.

I like how Commit Mono does their smart kerning feature. They don't change the width of characters. They just move them a little to the left or right to leave some breathing room to avoid cramping.

I think Monoid did something similar back in the day.