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Re: Atkinson Hyperlegible Font

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Post by ModernMech »

KMnO4 wrote: post #102
GekkePrutser wrote: post #87

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I really hate those restaurants that only have QR codes on the table for menus. A restaurant is for eating and talking, not for messing around with my phone. I avoid those now. During Covid there was a slight point (though it was pretty soon proven that surface transmission was so minor a factor not to warrant such actions). But now we should just go back to normal menus.

Heh. I went to a sushi restaurant recently and sat down to an iPad menu. After ordering a few rolls and confirming the order, it was delivered by a robot[0]. After finishing the plates, I returned them to the robot which carried them away. I scanned a QR code on the table which allowed me to pay for everything from my phone. Curiously, I was presented with options to tip 18%, 20%, 30%, or other. I thought about it an…

Lol. What’s next, they’ll want tips for the dishwashing machine too?

Re: Atkinson Hyperlegible Font

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Post by samatman »

dotancohen wrote: post #124
Cthulhu_ wrote: post #118

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> I swear to God this f*ing industry. this again. Developers and any publisher should test their stuff with ad blockers enabled.

Why? They test in default configurations. As someone who changes many, many default settings, I don't expect developers to test in every possible combination of non-default settings, browser extensions, atypical devices, text zoom settings, etc.

I'd bet there's a pretty solid correlation between using an ad blocker and propensity to spend money, if only because the good ones only run on desktop browsers. Someone who owns a keyboard is likely to be white collar if they aren't a student.

So if you want to leave money on the table because some dumb script which has no bearing on selling the product breaks, go ahead and damage that funnel.

Re: Atkinson Hyperlegible Font

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Post by JasonFruit »

verall wrote: post #148
HyperSane wrote: post #140

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An electronic menu can also have prices that change every hour based on how busy the place is or even have prices based on demographic information gleaned from the user's phone.

What restaurants do this?

International House of Hypotheticals, Strawman Cafe, and the Red Herring Bar and Grill.

Re: Atkinson Hyperlegible Font

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Post by samatman »

Sunspark wrote: post #115
jackblemming wrote: post #101

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>Reminder that fonts are subjective. Yes but you can survey a fraction of a population and make strong statistical claims such as, “most people found so and so font more readable”.

Which population though? There are differences in age groups. People who grew up only with print won't lean toward a sans. People who grew up only with screens will lean toward sans, etc. If you go with that metric of doing a survey, then the answer is Times New Roman and Arial, not because they are superior (though they have excellent hinting) but due to long-term familiarity and exposure. I don't have a problem wit…

Fonts can be a core part of a company's brand identity, the present-day fad for incredibly bland Helvetica in a solid color notwithstanding.

Re: Atkinson Hyperlegible Font

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Post by samatman »

userbinator wrote: post #142
CodeWriter23 wrote: post #128

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It's from The Braille Institute. They ARE the standard when it comes to dealing with vision challenges / vision loss.

Ironically those who need Braille are also unlikely to care how readable a font is.

The Institute is named after the same person as the writing system for the blind, rather than being named after that writing system.

Re: Atkinson Hyperlegible Font

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Post by npteljes »

einpoklum wrote: post #39
OneLeggedCat wrote: post #12

I like this idea, but when I go to the web page... > Download the Font… and change the world! By downloading, installing and/or using the font software, you confirm that you have read and agree to be bound by the terms of this End-User License Agreement... Sigh. I guess I need to read that EULA. Anyway, clicking on that then downloads a pdf rather than a nice link to some web page text. Sigh. So then anyway, trying t…

> By downloading, installing and/or using the font software, you confirm that you have read and agree to be bound by the terms of this End-User License Agreement ... says them. I don't agree and I don't confirm. I can download the font without accepting/consenting to whatever text they put on the web page. And if they're not ok with that - they can limit the availability of the download to only those who accept whate…

>And if they're not ok with that

Then they can sue. EULAs often state things that don't matter in the jurisdiction of the end user, yes. But copyright is not related to that. If they hold the copyright to the font, then they can set the rules in the license, and if those don't clash with the local laws of your place, then you're liable legally.

And yes, they probably won't do that. But that's, again, a different matter, other copyrighted works are also always stolen.

Re: Atkinson Hyperlegible Font

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Post by GordonS »

ryanmarsh wrote: post #79
OneLeggedCat wrote: post #12

I like this idea, but when I go to the web page... > Download the Font… and change the world! By downloading, installing and/or using the font software, you confirm that you have read and agree to be bound by the terms of this End-User License Agreement... Sigh. I guess I need to read that EULA. Anyway, clicking on that then downloads a pdf rather than a nice link to some web page text. Sigh. So then anyway, trying t…

I was showing this exact problem to my wife, a moment after trying to order something from The Container Store and their website being broken, just after trying to pay a bill and that website not working too. I swear to God this f**ing industry.

I'm always coming across airline and hotel sites that don't work for days at a time, or which don't work in Firefox etc. Latest was EVA Air a week ago.

When I think about the money these kind of sites in particular must be losing from shoddy engineering... I honestly don't know how their devs get away with it!

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