From e86a77c92e82051fcabee097f0c3f4d6241bb4d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kaBeech Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:44:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update README --- README.md | 31 ++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 44a5ba2..8a7681a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,43 +1,44 @@ # Serious Sans -A legible monospaced font for folks who enjoy life. This font is a fork of [dtinth](https://github.com/dtinth)’s [Comic Mono](https://github.com/dtinth/comic-mono-font) (version 0.1.1), which in turn is a fork of [Shannon Miwa](https://github.com/shannpersand)’s [Comic Shanns](https://github.com/shannpersand/comic-shanns) (version 1). +A legible monospaced font for folks who enjoy life. This font is a fork of [dtinth](https://github.com/dtinth)’s [Comic Mono](https://github.com/dtinth/comic-mono-font), which in turn is a fork of [Shannon Miwa](https://github.com/shannpersand)’s [Comic Shanns](https://github.com/shannpersand/comic-shanns) (version 1). ## Download - [SeriousSans.ttf](https://github.com/kaBeech/serious-sans/SeriousSans.ttf) ## What? -Serious Sans is a legible monospaced font made to resemble the classic Comic Sans font we all know and love. It is designed to be suitable for professional coding use while retaining the playfulness of the original +Serious Sans is a legible monospaced font made to resemble the classic Comic Sans font we all know and love. It is designed to be suitable for use in a professional coding environment while retaining the playfulness of the original ## Why? To overcome writers' block, some writers change the font of their word processor to Comic Sans. Perhaps the jaunty style helps put their brains in a playful mood so they can just write without getting hung up in self-criticism -Serious Sans aims to provide that same experience for programmers and their IDE's. We also enjoy playful styling and tools that help us just get to work. But most of us like to have certain standards that make our type of work easier. Monospacing and legibility are important factors that facilitate quick scanning of screens of text +Serious Sans aims to provide that same experience for programmers and their IDE's. As programmers, we also enjoy playful styling and tools that help us just get to work. But most of us like to have certain standards that make our work easier. Monospacing and legibility are important factors that facilitate quick scanning of many lines of code ### Legibility Legibility means being able to quickly tell which character is which. In fonts with low legibility, for example, it can be difficult to tell the difference between an upper case 'I' and a numeral '1' ### Monospacing -Monospacing means making every character have the same width. This is helpful to quickly line up rows of text. For an example of why this is helpful, consider adding up a dinner bill: +Monospacing means ensuring every character has the same width. This is helpful to quickly line up rows of text. For an example of why this is helpful, consider adding up a fancy dinner bill: -Drinks: $23.68 -Appetizers: $8.73 -Entrees: $38.26 -Dessert: $9.74 -Tip: +$28.26 ---------------------- - =$24.00 +Drinks: $ 73.68 +Appetizers: $ 58.73 +Entrees: $ 105.26 +Dessert: $ 49.74 +Souvenir Bottle Opener: $ 9.99 +Tip: +$ 75.00 +---------------------------------- + =$ 372.40 -Trying to get all those numbers to line up for easy adding would be a pain! +Without a monospaced font, getting all those numbers to line up for easy adding would be a pain! ### Origins -I originally changed the font in my IDE to Comic Mono as a joke. I decided to leave it that way for fun, and found that it actually seems to help my mindset while working. I made Serious Sans as my own leetle fork to improve the usability of the font ^_^ +I originally changed the font in my IDE to Comic Mono as a joke. I decided to leave it that way for a while for fun, and found that it actually seems to help my mindset while working. I made Serious Sans as my own leetle fork to improve the usability of the font ^_^ ## Differences from Comic Mono 1. I edited the 'a' to make it look less like an 'o' 2. Currently there is no bold version. I will make a bold version of some sort but I have not yet done so -Note: you can ignore the extra files in this repo - they just build the original Comic Mono font. I haven't decided if I'm going to modify or remove them yet +Note: you can ignore the extra files in this repo - they just build the original Comic Mono font. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to modify or remove them ## License -It is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE). +Serious Sans is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE). ## Note Please note that this font is in no way affiliated with the delightful [Serious Sans Pro](https://www.myfonts.com/collections/serious-sans-pro-font-ogentroost) font. I just like classic PC games ^_^ \ No newline at end of file