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Here's an article typeset in Computer Modern that was recently on the HN frontpage: http://swannodette.github.io/2013/12/17/the-future-of-javascript-mvcs/ http:

Here's an article typeset in Computer Modern that was recently on the HN frontpage: http://swannodette.github.io/2013/12/17/the-future-of-javascript-mvcs/ http://swannodette.github.io/2013/12/17/the-future-of-javasc... Great article, but ZOMG is the typesetting atrocious! Look at the kerning between F and u in Future, and a and S in JavSscript. So, so bad. Knuth's contribution to typography was great for its time but with so many excellent free fonts available we have moved beyond the need for Computer Modern.

taeric 13y ago
Knuth's contribution to typography was far greater than a single font. Just saying. I'm curious to see that article actually typeset with his work.
leephillips 13y ago
Do these kerning problems have anything to do with the design of Computer Modern or with TeX? I don't think so; whatever you're seeing on that page results from the interaction of your browser, the markup, and the MathJax scripts.
reeses 13y ago
A bigger kern on the 'f' in 'future' would create a ligature. I suspect the web font and, more importantly, the HTML creator would not perform the substitution.