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Computer Modern looks decent in print, which it was designed for (pick up any book by Knuth, not a modern book typeset with LaTeX). It looks less good on screen
by svat 7y ago
Computer Modern looks decent in print, which it was designed for (pick up any book by Knuth, not a modern book typeset with LaTeX). It looks less good on screen, partly because on-screen output barely existed at the time it was designed, and partly because what you've seen is probably not really Computer Modern: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/361722/48 https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/361722/48
- Mikhail_Edoshin 7y agoA similar story happened to Courier, which, afaik, was digitized from the designs meant for printing and thus accounting for print ink gain. On its own the the font's forms look too thin too.