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| author | Rasmus Andersson <rasmus@notion.se> | 2017-09-23 20:14:17 +0300 |
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| committer | Rasmus Andersson <rasmus@notion.se> | 2017-09-23 20:14:17 +0300 |
| commit | 84dfab8f06ac72089d129cb10d47e5ac262c63f8 (patch) | |
| tree | a02cbbb34556c37e073d370cd7e9629330dccf82 /misc | |
| parent | c5efb03ca8e1948f8931920fbe8c6ba314ce516e (diff) | |
| download | inter-84dfab8f06ac72089d129cb10d47e5ac262c63f8.tar.xz | |
Move away from using hinted fonts by default
Diffstat (limited to 'misc')
| -rw-r--r-- | misc/doc/hinted vs unhinted.txt | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | misc/doc/install-win.txt | 19 |
2 files changed, 33 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/misc/doc/hinted vs unhinted.txt b/misc/doc/hinted vs unhinted.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..564e360cc --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/doc/hinted vs unhinted.txt @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ + +Inter UI font files comes in two versions: + +1. Without TrueType hints (the default) + +2. With TrueType hints (folder with "hinted" in their name) + + +The TrueType hints are used by ClearType on Windows machines where ClearType +is enabled. This usually changes the appearance of the fonts and can in some +cases increase the legibility of text. + +However, the hints for Inter UI are automatically generated and are not always +a good thing. Additionally, hints are little computer programs that takes up +considerable disk space, meaning that font files with hints are larger than +those without hints. This might be a consideration when using web fonts. + diff --git a/misc/doc/install-win.txt b/misc/doc/install-win.txt index ea86be137..9bff45889 100644 --- a/misc/doc/install-win.txt +++ b/misc/doc/install-win.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Installing on Windows 10: -1. Open the "Inter UI (hinted TTF)" folder +1. Open the "Inter UI (OTF)" folder 2. Select all font files 3. Right-click the selected files and choose "Install" @@ -9,11 +9,24 @@ Installing on Windows 10: Installing on Windows 10, manually: 1. Double-click the downloaded zip file -2. Copy the "Inter UI (hinted TTF)" folder +2. Copy the "Inter UI (OTF)" folder 3. Press Win-Q on your keyboard, then type "fonts" and hit ENTER -4. Paste the "Inter UI (hinted TTF)" folder. +4. Paste the "Inter UI (OTF)" folder. If you have a previous installation of Inter UI, you should make sure to remove those fonts files before installing new ones. + +ClearType-hinted fonts + + Inter UI also comes with a version that has TrueType hints used by ClearType + on Windows. This changes the appearance of the fonts when rendered on a + system with ClearType enabled and can in some cases increase the legibility + of text. However, the hints for Inter UI are automatically generated and are + not always a good thing. + + If you do prefer to use the version with hints, use the font files in the + folders with "hinted" in their name, like "Inter UI (TTF hinted)" + + See https://github.com/rsms/inter for more information |