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Re: Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface

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Post by velcrovan »

cjs_ac wrote: post #6

For those who are unsure why 'neutrality' is a desirable quality in a typeface, I refer you to the analogy of the crystal goblet by Beatrice Warde: > Imagine that you have before you a flagon of wine. You may choose your own favourite vintage for this imaginary demonstration, so that it be a deep shimmering crimson in colour. You have two goblets before you. One is of solid gold, wrought in the most exquisite pattern…

As a counterpoint, I would refer you to type designer Matthew Butterick’s essay “Drowning the Crystal Goblet” :

https://practicaltypography.com/drowning-the-crystal-goblet....

Re: Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface

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Post by theSherwood »

I like the typeface. The website navigation is really fun. A little confusing until you are used to it, but I like the logic of it. Still unclear which widgets can receive input other than navigation. It would be nice to have some clear visual indicator. Some widgets use arrow keys to change state (tabs, toggles, etc.) rather than just move focus around, which I found surprising. Seems like state changes ought to require a distinct input from the focus-affecting input. Some cases certainly blur the lines, such as when navigating over glyphs and seeing captions on focus changes. On the whole, I really enjoyed it. I wish more UIs would experiment with this kind of stuff.

Re: Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface

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Post by aoeui-dhtns »

a1o wrote: post #19
karmakaze wrote: post #17

[To author] There's a typo on the "04 Intelligent" page: "effecient". Actual program listings would make for better examples. Btw, I use a non-Qwerty layout so WASD is nonsense to me.

Hey, do the non-QWERTY have some other default that makes sense to offer as an option to WASD or is it better to have the alternative be it's configurable?

I would personally go for configurable. I use the keys that are equivalent to QWERTY’s ESDF keys so that I never have to move my hands from home row for movement in a game. When moving through text I prefer vim keybinds.

Re: Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface

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Post by miohtama »

danpalmer wrote: post #9

The typeface looks nice, but I first opened the site on mobile and it told me to use keys to navigate, effectively locking me out from browsing it. I then opened it on desktop, tried to scroll and realised that it uses WASD keys which are all over my keyboard. The scroll wheel on my mouse/trackpad/etc don't work. As a user of a non-QWERTY layout this sucks. Then I tried to use the text zoom and while it documents thi…

Accessibility may matter, but terminal hipsterism is likely to matter more for the target audience, and thus reflect the values of the project better.
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