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larsenwork / monoid

Customisable coding font with alternates, ligatures and contextual positioning. Crazy crisp at 12px/9pt. http://larsenwork.com/monoid/
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Font does not look smooth in Visual Studio 2013 IDE #123

Closed MrClyfar closed 8 years ago

MrClyfar commented 8 years ago

Hi.

This might be an issue with my Windows 8.1, but I'm not sure since other fonts look fine.

I'm using Monoid with Visual Studio 2013, and I've noticed that the font does not look too good until I increase the font to 18pt. I'm using a 24inch Samsung Syncmaster monitor. I've attached a screenshot of the font as I see it at 14pt.

monoid 14pt in visual studio

Some of the letters look a little uneven in weight - a bit heavier in certain parts of the letter than others.

To compare, here is the font at 18pt:

monoid 18pt in visual studio

At 18pt the font definitely looks better. But 18pt is a bit too big for me to work with as a coder.

I have tried adjusting ClearType but that made no difference. Is there another setting, either Windows or Visual Studio, I could look at changing in order to improve the quality?

larsenwork commented 8 years ago

It's designed for 9pt (and thus also 18pt as you've noticed)

To achieve that sharpness at 9pt the font is thinner than most other regular weights. I don't know why windows font rendering system thinks uneven thickness is an acceptable "solution".

This is how it looks at 18px (≈14pt) on my system: screen shot 2015-08-10 at 21 51 49

MrClyfar commented 8 years ago

Hiya.

Thanks for response.

Does that mean I just have to stick with 18pt on my system in order to use the font without the uneven thickness, as in, it's a Windows thing? :)

I have noticed this oddity with other fonts too.

Cheers.

larsenwork commented 8 years ago

Common Windows thing. Maybe more prominent in Monoid compared to other fonts since it's thinner than most regular weights.