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Looks fantastic on a real operating system at 1920x1080. Gwern is many things, a few of them positive, but he's not a designer. He's just a guy with an internet
by caslon 5y ago
Looks fantastic on a real operating system at 1920x1080. Gwern is many things, a few of them positive, but he's not a designer. He's just a guy with an internet connection. The site works, though. Just install a better operating system, ideally with X11, that can do proper typography.
- Jaruzel 5y ago> Just install a better operating system, ideally with X11, that can do proper typography. Ahhh if only life were so simple. While I'm at it, can you provide me with an alternate skill-set and career path that doesn't need me to use Windows for my employment?
- caslon 5y ago"I have to use a plastic spork for work. Therefore, I cannot use a metal utensil at home. Therefore, you shouldn't be able to make food that doesn't mesh well with my plastic spork." .NET works with Linux, anyway.
- john-doe 5y ago> he's not a designer. He's just a guy with an internet connection. His website is wonderfully designed, so I am having a hard time understanding your point…
- caslon 5y agoSomething can be designed well without being made by a designer. Jaruzel accused him of being a designer as a "reason" for why the site's functionality was, allegedly (and wrongly), not working on low-DPI devices. In reality, he's just a guy who made something cool and non-commercial on the internet.
- account42 5y agoX11 does not do proper typography at all and in fact its text support is not used these days. You might be thingking of freetype / harfbuzz / pango.
- caslon 5y agoExactly! X11 gives you options, and doesn't force anything on your programs, allowing program designers to use fitting tools for the job.