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Hack – A typeface designed for source code

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Post by 0x4542 » Fri, Sep 15, 2017, 8:18 AM UTC

Hack – A typeface designed for source code
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Re: Hack – A typeface designed for source code

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Post by jameskegel » Fri, Sep 15, 2017, 9:02 AM UTC

This is an infuriating experience on mobile. Show me white background and black text with your font. I'll be damned if I'm going to learn new paradigms in scrolling and waiting just to then notice I can't see anything anyway because it is a responsive 1080p screenshot of 12pt text.

Re: Hack – A typeface designed for source code

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Post by wolfi1 » Fri, Sep 15, 2017, 9:04 AM UTC

does it support ligatures? (like fira code?)

Re: Hack – A typeface designed for source code

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Post by htmlcolor » Fri, Sep 15, 2017, 9:06 AM UTC

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Re: Hack – A typeface designed for source code

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Post by narrowtux » Fri, Sep 15, 2017, 9:08 AM UTC

jameskegel wrote: post #2

This is an infuriating experience on mobile. Show me white background and black text with your font. I'll be damned if I'm going to learn new paradigms in scrolling and waiting just to then notice I can't see anything anyway because it is a responsive 1080p screenshot of 12pt text.

Not even readable on a 15" laptop screen.

Re: Hack – A typeface designed for source code

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Post by Freak_NL » Fri, Sep 15, 2017, 9:10 AM UTC

If you are used to DejaVu Sans Mono (or its ancestor Bitstream Vera Sans Mono), you might like Hack as well — it modifies DejaVu Sans Mono to make it even more suitable for source code and introduces a number of nicely aligned glyphs (geometric shapes, etc.) for use in terminals and status lines.

Great for both terminal emulators and code editors alike.

Re: Hack – A typeface designed for source code

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Post by hollander » Fri, Sep 15, 2017, 9:11 AM UTC

What are Powerline glyphs?

Re: Hack – A typeface designed for source code

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Post by Freak_NL » Fri, Sep 15, 2017, 9:12 AM UTC

jameskegel wrote: post #2

This is an infuriating experience on mobile. Show me white background and black text with your font. I'll be damned if I'm going to learn new paradigms in scrolling and waiting just to then notice I can't see anything anyway because it is a responsive 1080p screenshot of 12pt text.

Here: http://source-foundry.github.io/Hack/font-specimen.html

Re: Hack – A typeface designed for source code

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Post by lucideer » Fri, Sep 15, 2017, 9:12 AM UTC

jameskegel wrote: post #2

This is an infuriating experience on mobile. Show me white background and black text with your font. I'll be damned if I'm going to learn new paradigms in scrolling and waiting just to then notice I can't see anything anyway because it is a responsive 1080p screenshot of 12pt text.

"Grab the carousel images and drag to the left or right to view"

Having to explain how to use your UI in your UI is always a red flag.

That said, maybe try http://sourcefoundry.org/hack/playground.html

Re: Hack – A typeface designed for source code

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Post by mmjaa » Fri, Sep 15, 2017, 9:13 AM UTC

I'm having troubles differentiating between Hack and Menlo .. is it just me or are they quite similar?