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Size of 'i'/'j's dot is too small #489

Closed hwooo closed 5 years ago

hwooo commented 5 years ago

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On VS code, the size of 'i'/'j's dot is very small. (14pt) VS code uses grayscale font rendering, so I think this is the cause.

I'm using the font on Windows 10.

nsemrau commented 5 years ago

I am inclined to agree that the dots upon letters (i, j, ä, ö, ü and so on) come off as bit too small or hard to see when you quickly scan over the text with your eyes.[1]

The dots in the interpunctation glyhps are apparently designed a bit thicker to stand out more. But I am unsure if applying metrics of the interpunctation dots upon glyphs with dots plus possibly raising the dots a bit would improve the general ledgibility and the general character of the font for the better ...

[1] Linux, MATE desktop, Emacs 25, Hack 14, Full Hinting.