[GCompris-devel] Improved default Andika font

JAZEIX Johnny jazeix at gmail.com
Sun Jan 11 18:23:14 UTC 2015


Hi,

I pushed the new Andika version (with small l-tail alternate) and also a 
new OpenDyslexic font as it had a new release too.

Thanks,

Johnny

On 01/11/15 13:47, Karl Ove Hufthammer wrote:
> The default GCompris font is Andika. It looks great (especially on a
> high-resolution Android tablet), but the lowercase l can easily be
> confused with an uppercase I.
>
> In Andika, these two letters actually look very different, but still the
> lowercase l looks like it *could be* an I (if you’re not very familiar
> with the Andika I).
>
> So could we switch to a version with a slightly curved tail on the l? It
> also looks ‘friendlier’, IMHO.
>
> This can very easily be done with the online TypeTuner service (option:
> ‘Small l-tail alternate’):
> http://scripts.sil.org/ttw/fonts2go.cgi
> There are also lots of other options for finetuning the font:
> http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?format=file&media_id=Andika-features5.000.pdf&filename=Andika-features5.000.pdf
>
> BTW, Andika was recently released in an updated version (October last year),
> so the version in GCompris should preferably be updated anyhow.
>



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