Let's see if this can unseat Comic Code. We are truly living in the golden age of programming typefaces.
Ignore the haters. The website is lots of fun.
Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface
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Re: Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface
#32Are there any sample code snippets to view how it looks in an editor? Can't seem to find any
The ‘07 Customize’ page has code samples.
Re: Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface
#33I cannot unzip the download on a Mac…
Had the same issue with built in Archive Utility but I got it to unzip with the app The Unarchiver. The regular font files work but it does say this about all of the Italic font files:
>Could not extract "CommitMono-450-Italic.otf" from the "CommitMono.zip" archive: The archive file is incomplete
Re: Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface
#34so sexy and non attention seeking but simple... trying it out. Fira Code is my main.
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#35‘Smart kerning’ is brilliant, and the fact this looks like a more normal Source Code Pro is winning me over as well.
I'm really intrigued by the smart kerning idea. Are there any other monospace fonts that do this?
Re: Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface
#36I like the font, and the creativity of the website. Thanks, author, if you're watching!
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#37I've tried every mono under the sun but I have yet to find one that can hold a candle to PragmataPro Mono Liga.
Re: Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface
#38For 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....
> Let’s just pour concrete into the crystal goblet and toss it overboard, along with the banal idea of invisibility.
Love it. And I totally disagree.
Invisibility is akin to the food fight about intuitive user interfaces. (Right?) I've talked myself blue in the face about that one. As an advocate for "intuitive", I still have no idea what that means. Like all of us, I just know it when I see it. (Ha!)
Passionate, well argued, aesthetic disagreements are just the best.
Reminds me of the documentary Helvetica [2007]. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0847817/
Re: Commit Mono – Neutral programming typeface
#39Whether or not one personally likes the idiosyncratic navigation, it’s inconsistent with the font’s normcore ethos
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#40‘Smart kerning’ is brilliant, and the fact this looks like a more normal Source Code Pro is winning me over as well.
Is there a term for "smart kerning" this that digital typographers use? Is it a feature of OpenType? Is it similar to/controlled be the font-kerning property in CSS?