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The $ is 5 pixel points, so I think this is a case of "px" being more of a term of art rather than actually being 4 pixels wide per letter. I think. Would appre

by kortex 5y ago

The $ is 5 pixel points, so I think this is a case of "px" being more of a term of art rather than actually being 4 pixels wide per letter. I think. Would appreciate clarification.

amelius 5y ago
Honestly, this sucks and it renders the font useless for a lot of purposes. I wanted to use it in an embedded system, but that seems out of the question now.
- Dylan16807 5y ago
  $ and & using the normally-blank column doesn't render the font "useless". If you want that column to always be blank, then just trim it.
- chmod775 5y ago
  It's just not mathematically possible to draw a proper "$" 4 pixels wide, since you need at least 2 pixels one each side of the vertical line to draw the enclosed areas.
  - Dylan16807 5y ago
    Given the M and W I don't think "mathematically possible" is the criteria here.
    - chmod775 5y ago
      Here's some options that fit in 4 pixels: https://i.imgur.com/LtQ6eb7.png https://i.imgur.com/LtQ6eb7.png Some of these can look like $ if they're really tiny, but generally you'll need a while to figure out what's they're supposed to mean if you don't know what you're looking for.
      - airstrike 5y ago
        Top right is the winner for me
      - montroser 5y ago
        Nice. Third from the left on top is great -- pretty unambiguous, and consistent with the w's and m's.
      - femto 5y ago
        or: # ### # ### # ### #
        Sharlin 5y ago
        This. It’s what the C64 (and I guess many/most early home computers) did. No need to draw the whole vertical line if it doesn’t reasonably fit.
        Sharlin 5y ago
        …and now I realized that even the ubiquitous IBM VGA 8x16 font does this! Single-pixel-wide counters would just look really bad, and even more bad on CRT monitors.
      - chrisseaton 5y ago
        > It's just not mathematically possible to draw a proper "$" 4 pixels wide > Here's some options that fit in 4 pixels So which is it?
        matheusmoreira 5y ago
        I assume that "proper $" means the middle line is fully drawn, forming the two closed spaces at the upper left and lower right.
    - xingyzt 5y ago
      Can be pulled off with enough context https://i.imgur.com/pXA69Xw.png https://i.imgur.com/pXA69Xw.png

by kortex 5y ago

The $ is 5 pixel points, so I think this is a case of "px" being more of a term of art rather than actually being 4 pixels wide per letter. I think. Would appreciate clarification.

amelius 5y ago

Honestly, this sucks and it renders the font useless for a lot of purposes. I wanted to use it in an embedded system, but that seems out of the question now.

Dylan16807 5y ago
$ and & using the normally-blank column doesn't render the font "useless". If you want that column to always be blank, then just trim it.
chmod775 5y ago
It's just not mathematically possible to draw a proper "$" 4 pixels wide, since you need at least 2 pixels one each side of the vertical line to draw the enclosed areas.
- Dylan16807 5y ago
  Given the M and W I don't think "mathematically possible" is the criteria here.
  - chmod775 5y ago
    Here's some options that fit in 4 pixels: https://i.imgur.com/LtQ6eb7.png https://i.imgur.com/LtQ6eb7.png Some of these can look like $ if they're really tiny, but generally you'll need a while to figure out what's they're supposed to mean if you don't know what you're looking for.
    - airstrike 5y ago
      Top right is the winner for me
    - montroser 5y ago
      Nice. Third from the left on top is great -- pretty unambiguous, and consistent with the w's and m's.
    - femto 5y ago
      or: # ### # ### # ### #
      - Sharlin 5y ago
        This. It’s what the C64 (and I guess many/most early home computers) did. No need to draw the whole vertical line if it doesn’t reasonably fit.
        Sharlin 5y ago
        …and now I realized that even the ubiquitous IBM VGA 8x16 font does this! Single-pixel-wide counters would just look really bad, and even more bad on CRT monitors.
    - chrisseaton 5y ago
      > It's just not mathematically possible to draw a proper "$" 4 pixels wide > Here's some options that fit in 4 pixels So which is it?
      - matheusmoreira 5y ago
        I assume that "proper $" means the middle line is fully drawn, forming the two closed spaces at the upper left and lower right.
  - xingyzt 5y ago
    Can be pulled off with enough context https://i.imgur.com/pXA69Xw.png https://i.imgur.com/pXA69Xw.png