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Should there be a desktop font service for the libre desktop? https://barefootliam.blogspot.com/2024/03/desktop-font-server.html
Thinking especially of graphic design and page layout uses.
#fonts #linux #gnome #kde #gimp #krita #inkscape #libreGraphics #scribus #openType
Fonts Across the Libre Desktop: Design and Graphics Focus
Today, each application, and each toolkit, offers font selection. But fonts have become gradualy more complex, and none of the interfaces se...barefootliam.blogspot.com
The most accessible font - Phillip Roth
This article is not scientific in any way. I try to learn about accessibility for some time now and can just put my aggregated knowledge and my thoughts in here. So please feel free to criticise and correct me where I’m wrong.Phillip Roth
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/guide-understanding-what-makes-typeface-accessible-ford-williams/
#a11y #fonts #typefaces #typography #legibility
Typefaces are the foundation of accessible visual reading experiences, so choosing a performant typeface that enhances legibility and readability for people with poor vision, learning disabilities, aphasia, dyslexia or low adult literacy is of paramount i
Typefaces are the foundation of accessible visual reading experiences, so choosing a performant typeface that enhances legibility and readability for people with poor vision, learning disabilities, aphasia, dyslexia or low adult literacy is of paramo…Gareth Ford Williams (www.linkedin.com)
Are you interested in working on GNOME, writing Rust apps, or working with Fonts? If so, you may be interested in taking a look at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-font-viewer/-/merge_requests/49 :)
This port may take a while, and I greatly appreciate any help available. I've laid out a list of tasks to be done before merging, and if anyone wants to take something on let me know and we can work together.
If you want to help with the effort, please join #fonts:gnome.org on Matrix :) (https://matrix.to/#/#fonts:gnome.org)
(boosts appreciated)
#GNOME #Rust #Fonts #gtk-rs #gtk4 #libadwaita
Draft: general: Initial port to Rust (!49) · Merge requests · GNOME / Fonts · GitLab
This is an initial port of Fonts to Rust. The port doesn't do much - it just loads a list of fonts and displays it. There's a lot...GitLab
OK, friends. I could use your boosting powers on this one AND I could use your eyes for 5–10 min if you'd like to be helpful.
I've done the launch on the updated, multi-lingual & multi-device version of my font-spacing research test site. Please have a visit to http://letter.fit and take a look at a sample or two.
You don't have to be in #fonts #type or #typography — this is just "look at this sample, highlight things that stick out"; the value is in wide samples & lots of variety!
Word-As-Image for Semantic Typography https://wordasimage.github.io/Word-As-Image-Page/?utm_source=tldrai
A Guide to Understanding What Makes a Typeface Accessible
Typefaces are the foundation of accessible visual reading experiences, so choosing a performant typeface that enhances legibility and readability for people with poor vision, learning disabilities…Gareth Ford Williams (The Readability Group)