San Francisco system font replacement for Yosemite

Post by jmartinpetersen » Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 1:23 PM UTC

doomlaser wrote: post #26

DigitalSea wrote: post #10

I might not be in the majority, but I actually like the new system font Helvetica Neue. I am a huge fan of it and on a Retina Display it makes so much sense. Understandably those who do not have the luxury of a Retina Display, I can understand the frustration, but having said that, I think the whole system font change thing has been blown out of proportion. Even though I like Helvetica Neue, I really dig the new San…

The trend of using ultrathin fonts everywhere will be short-lived and date interfaces quickly. It's a trend inspired totally by the mere fact that high dpi displays can render them without pixelated artifacts, and not because they make sense for design or readability on a fundamental level. Thin weight type has uses in good design, but the way it's being applied ad nauseum today is a gimmick.

Post by nnq » Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 1:32 PM UTC

Post by kalleboo » Thu, Nov 20, 2014, 12:09 AM UTC

72deluxe wrote: post #47

X-Istence wrote: post #32

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There is a lot more to Yosemite than just a font change. 1. Calendar/Contacts are cleaned up further from what they used to be. 2. The little green button no longer leaves you wondering what it does, it simply full screens now on a single monitor 3. There seems to be better consistency across many different applications when it comes to look and feel, and all of the partial see-through/blurriness actually feels prett…

Issue 2 you mention is an issue for me. If I am in Safari or Xcode and click that green blob, I get a full screen window. Now, what if I want to use Calculator to calculate something related to the webpage or code I am viewing? I use cmd-space to open Spotlight and type "calculator" and press Enter. Now, I get a calculator but on an entirely different desktop because fullscreen apps and non-fullscreen apps cannot sha…

Post by 72deluxe » Thu, Nov 20, 2014, 10:17 AM UTC

fit2rule wrote: post #52

72deluxe wrote: post #41

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Why? I open my MacBook and think "the menu font is badly aliased, yuck" whereas the Mac Pro at work on Mavericks is still a joy to read. And trying to work out where a file is within Xcode is still as simple as right-clicking on the titlebar of the window (like all windows within Mac OS) but on Yosemite, how the heck do I do that????? The titlebar has gone!

I'm on Yosemite with the latest XCode, and all I do is right click on the title bar, as you say, and it gives me the full path to the file ..

Post by 72deluxe » Mon, Nov 24, 2014, 10:47 AM UTC

fit2rule wrote: post #58

72deluxe wrote: post #57

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Where though? The jumpbar does the same thing (sometimes - it is buggy). But where on the titlebar do I click to get the "file proxy icon" shortcut?

On the window title/filename? Works for me ..