Broaden and improve glyphs to assess legibility and compare differences between fonts

dvhh commented 9 years ago

I Would like to see the 0 (zero) char in the samples (as having a dotted or slashed zero would help choose the font ).

Showing one piece of code is fine, but the most common char should also be included ( like a-z A-Z 0-9 / * - + ... etc )

Editor auto coloring is nice to look at, but does not help judge the font.

chrissimpkins commented 9 years ago

Multiple people made this request in the Reddit thread today. I received a link to this text by Jeff Atwood and may use it for high res images of each font.

#region codinghorror.com
class Program : Object
{
  static int _I = 1;
  /// <summary>
  /// The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
  /// THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG
  /// </summary>
  static void Main(string[] args)
  {
    Uri Illegal1Uri = new Uri("http://packmyboxwith/jugs.html?q=five-dozen&t=liquor");
    Regex OperatorRegex = new Regex(@"S#$", RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace);
    for (int O = 0; O < 123456789; O++)
    {
      _I += (O % 3) * ((O / 1) ^ 2) - 5;
      if (!OperatorRegex.IsMatch(Illegal1Uri.ToString()))
      {
        Console.WriteLine(Illegal1Uri);
      }
    }
  }
}
#endregion

A short test pattern similar to the one used on the Tamsyn font site would be helpful as well:

ss1-8x16r

Will definitely include these features. Thanks much for the suggestion!

chrissimpkins commented 9 years ago

Added new test pattern images for all of the main gallery fonts. Let me know what you think.

dvhh commented 9 years ago

This was what I was hoping for, thanks for the fix

chrissimpkins commented 9 years ago

Thanks again for the suggestion.

chrissimpkins / codeface

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