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I could see this being useful, but it's not quite there yet. There are a few things I think it needs to support first: - comparing two fonts side-by-side
by samdk 16y ago
I could see this being useful, but it's not quite there yet. There are a few things I think it needs to support first:
- comparing two fonts side-by-side
- seeing multiple fonts/sizes/styles in the same panel so you can try
to put together a whole title/body font hierarchy
- alternate justifications--centered is not how I want to view body text
Until then, this isn't really a substitute for opening up a rich-text editor and doing it all in there, unfortunately.
(The text-editing component of this is fantastic though. I'll be very happy if this kind of thing starts making its way to more places.)
- bitsai 16y agoAgreed, especially the point about alternate justifications. Using a non-centered justification would make it easier to see at a glance which fonts are monospace, which would help a lot for, say, exploring programming fonts (my primary use for font viewers).
- gojomo 16y agoIdeally, the list-of-font-names would have some hint where the font fits on major dimensions -- either by the common practice of rendering the name in the font, or by adding small icons/notations for monospace/serif/script/etc.