[Cuis-dev] Cream font from Xerox

[Juan Vuletich]

On 3/27/2022 6:22 AM, Hilaire Fernandes via Cuis-dev wrote:
>
> Oh, interesting context information!
>
> I am curious, is there a way to increase programmaticaly the gap 
> between the characters to improve readability?
>

To do it properly would require a bit of work. But a quick hack to see 
if you like the results is in #processHorizontalMetricsTable:length: 
change the line:
         glyph advanceWidth: entry nextUShort.
to make it a bit larger:
         glyph advanceWidth: entry nextUShort * 1.1.
Then, World / Preferences... / Load all TrueType Fonts

I think with this it actually looks closer to the Smalltalk-76 
screenshots you can find on the web. You can try other factor to enlarge 
the advanceWidth. Most likely, best result would need a different factor 
for each letter.

If you really want it, we can do it.

Cheers,

> Hilaire
>
> Le 26/03/2022 à 21:30, Juan Vuletich a écrit :
>> I believe the Learning Research Group at Xerox created it as an 
>> experiment, for Smalltalk-76. The sloped lines in most glyphs gives 
>> it a special look. What they found was that this actually made it 
>> harder do tell a glyph from another, as you say. Later it was abandoned.
>>
>> I am aware of its limitations. But it is of historical significance. 
>> I think it is nice to have it around.
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