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Diffstat (limited to 'misc')
-rw-r--r-- | misc/dist/hinted vs unhinted.txt | 18 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | misc/dist/install-mac.txt (renamed from misc/doc/install-mac.txt) | 0 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | misc/dist/install-win.txt (renamed from misc/doc/install-win.txt) | 0 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | misc/dist/inter-ui.css (renamed from misc/doc/inter-ui.css) | 0 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | misc/doc/hinted vs unhinted.txt | 17 |
5 files changed, 18 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/misc/dist/hinted vs unhinted.txt b/misc/dist/hinted vs unhinted.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..638b340d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/dist/hinted vs unhinted.txt @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ + +Inter UI font files comes in two versions: + +1. "unhinted" -- Without TrueType hints (the default) + +2. "hinted" -- With TrueType hints + + +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. + +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. + +The hints for Inter UI are automatically generated by a program called +autohint. diff --git a/misc/doc/install-mac.txt b/misc/dist/install-mac.txt index 1fbb64c67..1fbb64c67 100644 --- a/misc/doc/install-mac.txt +++ b/misc/dist/install-mac.txt diff --git a/misc/doc/install-win.txt b/misc/dist/install-win.txt index 9bff45889..9bff45889 100644 --- a/misc/doc/install-win.txt +++ b/misc/dist/install-win.txt diff --git a/misc/doc/inter-ui.css b/misc/dist/inter-ui.css index 959802968..959802968 100644 --- a/misc/doc/inter-ui.css +++ b/misc/dist/inter-ui.css diff --git a/misc/doc/hinted vs unhinted.txt b/misc/doc/hinted vs unhinted.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 564e360cc..000000000 --- a/misc/doc/hinted vs unhinted.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ - -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. - |