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Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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Post by znpy »

BXlnt2EachOther wrote: post #25
ChrisArchitect wrote: post #2

Nice easter egg, any others? https://www.google.com/search?q=courier+font

https://www.google.com/search?q=cat or https://www.google.com/search?q=dog then click the paw then click around the page edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_Easter_eggs

> edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_Easter_eggs

I've tried some of the mentioned easter eggs and they don't seem to work anymore.

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

#33

Post by nilslindemann »

vesinisa wrote: post #28
growt wrote: post #7

I really like the search results in monospace. I wish you could configure the font!

The implementation is literally just one style on the page: * { font-family: monospace !important } You can use e.g. Tampermonkey to inject this style on https://www.google.com/search *: https://www.tampermonkey.net/documentation.php?locale=en#met...

For just injecting CSS I prefer the Stylus addon.

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

#34

Post by nurettin »

alams wrote: post #9

There are 1000 things google can spend their time on, that will be useful for the users. These intelligent idiots wasting the time and effort on these things.

Absolutely, there are 1000 more memes they can do and they waste time working on ad networks.

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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Post by johncs »

jddj wrote: post #20
johncs wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I do wish monospace designs were at least a _little_ trendier. My blog uses one, but honestly I feel like I should change it up since I'm looking for roles right now and I worry it doesn't _delight_ like modern designs right now.

It's nice. Extremely fast too. Personally I had to turn my brightness up to read it easily, so possibly a little more contrast between text and background but that's just me.

Thank you! It’s the Solarized color scheme which is definitely a bit low-contrast. I probably don’t notice it only because I’ve been using the color scheme across apps for so long.

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

#37

Post by xattt »

vineyardmike wrote: post #19
red_admiral wrote: post #17

I'm happy that there are still a few people at google doing the kind of fun things they used to do back when it was a startup. I think the easter eggs are still up if you ask Google Maps for a walking route to Mordor.

While this one seems pretty straight forward to add, it's pretty incredible that they have so many great easter eggs. I can totally imagine that a major site like the SERP changing all the time, and maintaining an easter egg can be a helluva bit of tech debt to drag around without increasing profit. Anyways, kudos to that 1 or 2 engineers who convinced a PM to let them have fun for a few sprints.

Google can signal that they’re turning around by incorporating more and more Easter eggs into things.

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

#38

Post by dodslaser »

n2d4 wrote: post #11
OhMeadhbh wrote: post #3

It might work with (m)any font hosted by fonts.google.com. For instance: https://www.google.com/search?q=permanent+marker+font

Looks like it doesn't work for Libre Barcode :( https://www.google.com/search?q=libre+barcode+39+font

Graphic design is my passion

https://www.google.com/search?q=comic+sans+font

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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Post by BXlnt2EachOther »

znpy wrote: post #32
BXlnt2EachOther wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.google.com/search?q=cat or https://www.google.com/search?q=dog then click the paw then click around the page edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_Easter_eggs

> edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_Easter_eggs I've tried some of the mentioned easter eggs and they don't seem to work anymore.

oops, thanks for the warning, I didn't actually check any from that page, just remembered that it existed :(

yep, some do need to be marked discontinued, like "baby yoda"

some do work here but I'm on Chrome without too much JS blocked: "Cha Cha Slide," "blink tag," "askew," "drop bear."

Re: Google Search: Roboto Mono

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Post by n_plus_1_acc »

nilslindemann wrote: post #33
vesinisa wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The implementation is literally just one style on the page: * { font-family: monospace !important } You can use e.g. Tampermonkey to inject this style on https://www.google.com/search *: https://www.tampermonkey.net/documentation.php?locale=en#met...

For just injecting CSS I prefer the Stylus addon.

I use uBlock origin for that.
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