From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:47:16 +0100 Message-ID: From: Mark van Atten To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Subject: Re: [9fans] Acme: fonts Topicbox-Message-UUID: 9732533e-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 9:30 PM, wrote: >>> It's a matter of taste, but I prefer the sharpness of the 1 bit fonts. The gray, >>> fuzzy stuff eventually takes a toll on my eyes. >> >> s/taste/eyesight/, perhaps? > > Perhaps, but I like to think differences of opinion don't necessarily > indicate physical disability. > > sl When I began using acme, sam, 9term, I much cared about ttf fonts. But I, too, have come to prefer the sharpness of the 1 bit fonts. Perhaps a case of acquisition of a taste catalysed by decreasing eyesight. Now I usually start acme from standard 9term with acme -f $font so it uses lucm/unicode.9.font (this on a 27" 1920x1080 screen). Mark.