What is the correct pronunciation of tiresias?
I guess it's the same as in Tiresias (/taɪˈriːsiəs/) [1], the blind prophet from Greek mythology.
Tiresias typeface
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Re: Tiresias typeface
#12I'd be interested to read more on what makes it particularly well-suited for impaired vision. Unlike Comic Sans, which is noticeably distinct almost to the point of being displeasing, this just looks like a relatively standard sans-serif typeface.
It doesn't need to be noticeably distinct from other fonts, it needs to be legible - each glyph needs to be clearly distinct from every other glyph, and still recognizable when blurry. That said, IMO, it fails the 0/O usecase, though it passes the 1/I/l usecase.
Could you fix it with a dotted 0?
Re: Tiresias typeface
#13In the same vein it's worth checking out Atkinson Hyperlegible -- a typeface that I find utterly beautiful and I've personally found legible at extremely tiny sizes. https://brailleinstitute.org/freefont I really, really want a monospace version, and while they've made the font "free software" (someone I know emailed them to double check the license), I lack the necessary knowledge to do that
> I really, really want a monospace version, and while they've made the font "free software" (someone I know emailed them to double check the license), I lack the necessary knowledge to do that
OCR-B font has been around for many decades and doesn't seem all that different in style.
Re: Tiresias typeface
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
It doesn't need to be noticeably distinct from other fonts, it needs to be legible - each glyph needs to be clearly distinct from every other glyph, and still recognizable when blurry. That said, IMO, it fails the 0/O usecase, though it passes the 1/I/l usecase.
Could you fix it with a dotted 0?
Dotted or slashed, yup.
Re: Tiresias typeface
#15Re: Tiresias typeface
#16In the same vein it's worth checking out Atkinson Hyperlegible -- a typeface that I find utterly beautiful and I've personally found legible at extremely tiny sizes. https://brailleinstitute.org/freefont I really, really want a monospace version, and while they've made the font "free software" (someone I know emailed them to double check the license), I lack the necessary knowledge to do that
That's neat! I went looking for same thing. Checking out iosevka [0][1] now. [0] http://thedarnedestthing.com/iosevka%20hyperlegible [1] https://github.com/sdothum/dotfiles/tree/master/fonts/.fonts
I've used iosevka for years - the thing that makes it truly brilliant is you can configure it however you want based on the characters you prefer.
I have iosevka-.ttf on all my machines with it tuned just how I like it.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Could you fix it with a dotted 0?
Dotted or slashed, yup.
Please don't use slashed O because then it is hard to distinguish the Norwegian/Danish character:
"Ø (or minuscule: ø) is a vowel and a letter used in the Danish, Norwegian, Faroese, and Southern Sami languages. It is mostly used as a representation of mid front rounded vowels, such as [ø] and [œ], except for Southern Sámi where it is used as an [oe] diphthong."
Re: Tiresias typeface
#18Not linked to in the Wiki article for some reason.
In Greek mythology, Tiresias (/taɪˈriːsiəs/; Greek: Τειρεσίας, Teiresias) was a blind prophet of Apollo in Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years. He was the son of the shepherd Everes and the nymph Chariclo.[1] Tiresias participated fully in seven generations in Thebes, beginning as advisor to Cadmus himself.
Re: Tiresias typeface
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
Tea-re-sea-ass
This is correct for the Greek pronunciation, though "re" should be read with a short "e", which is impossible in English, so "ray" is more accurate. The English is /taɪˈriːsiəs/, as above, I guess. Tea-ray-SEA-ass
Isn't /taɪ/ supposed to sound like tie and /ti/ like tea? And the short e would be /ɛ/, as in check, bet or ten? Perhaps I'm missing something, my English pronunciation is pretty inconsistent.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is correct for the Greek pronunciation, though "re" should be read with a short "e", which is impossible in English, so "ray" is more accurate. The English is /taɪˈriːsiəs/, as above, I guess. Tea-ray-SEA-ass
Isn't /taɪ/ supposed to sound like tie and /ti/ like tea? And the short e would be /ɛ/, as in check, bet or ten? Perhaps I'm missing something, my English pronunciation is pretty inconsistent.
Yes, that is exactly right. The IPA was meant to be how it's pronounced in English, the phonetic is how it's pronounced in Greek, except the e is as you say.