FontStruct | FontStruction Feed: PureProg 12 5x8 Pixel mono Normal

Comment from meek

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Very nice! I think the x-height for all lower case should be one grid square higher (like the “t”). Also I'm not so keen on the way that some of the accented characters (e.g. “Â”) drop below the baseline — I guess this is to maintain the monoheight — is that important? If it is, maybe you could try compressing the letters vertically instead.

Comment from Handfratze

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

@meek: Thank you, for your comment and constructive criticism! I will change the x-height of all lower case like you mentioned. Further, I will split up this Font into two different styles. One with the "dropped down" accent characters and one with "non-dropped". I'm quite not sure, but I guess I will also remove the Hebrew, Katakana, etc. glyphs, because I think they are rather unnecessary and to badly made. If anyone thinks I shouldn't do so, please tell me! As a demonstration of what this font was created for, I've uploaded the following Image, which is NOT INCLUDING the planed changes yet.

Comment from Harkonenn

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Great job! I'm always interested in finding clear and small fonts for use when coding, and this one fits the bill. I agree with meek's comments, and I look forward to the update.

Comment from Handfratze

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

@Harkonenn: Thanks for your comment! Updates are now finally done! Small letter height has been increased by one grid. Also, I've splitten up the fontsruction into 3 different styles to please everyones taste (one additional style is planed): 1. PureProg 12 5x8 Pixel mono Normal -> 3 pixel above the normal capital letters are used for accents. 2. PureProg 12 5x8 Pixel mono Dropped -> some accented characters are dropped below the baseline to reduce maximum height by 3 pixel. 3. PureProg 12 5x8 Pixel mono Compressed -> some accented characters are compressed, to reduce maximum height by 3 pixel, without dropping the letters below the baseline. 4. PureProg 12 5x8 Pixel mono Mixed -> THIS ONE IS PLANED, BUT NOT DONE YET! 1 pixel above the normal capital letters are used for accents. Also, some accented characters are slightly compressed and/or slightly dropped below the baseline to get average advanage of all other 3 styles while increaing readablity. (at least I hope so...) new screenshots will come soon...