The ligatures and the height you choose really don't go well with a lot of popular programming languages.
I'm not sure what aspect of programming do you believe is "inhumane" so you have desire to introduce "humanity" through design choice.
Some others have liked it, others have critized features of it, like the italics and the ligatures. (Features one can easily disable in most sane editors, I might add).
I’ve been using it daily ever since I made it, and I like to believe it makes me effective and happy.
No one should obviously pick a font which is hard to read for them of slows them down. This font doesn’t do that for me personally. If it does that for you, yes, you should probably pick a font where legibility has been the sole focus. (Dyslexia fonts for programming, maybe?)
Perhaps you should change the banner on the github page to reflect that. Currently, it says "the best programming font"; whereas your comment implies it is merely "the best font for rubjo".
Same goes for your Patreon page. When you take other people's money, you say:
>It means a lot to me that you choose to support me this way. With your contribution, I can cover some of the costs for the software and the time used designing the font. Issues / feature requests you might have will be prioritised when possible.
Obviously, it should say (quoting your comments here):
>Thanks for trying the font. In the end, I guess I don't really care. Issues / feature requests you might have... heh well actually I made the font for my own use. :D You should probably pick a font where legibility has been the sole focus.
>To me, the font is absolutely super-legible. If this font is hard to read for you or slows you down, yes, you should probably pick Dyslexia fonts.
Finally, saying that people who don't find your font legible should probably use fonts specifically designed for people with Dyslexia is just... ugh.
Especially coming from someone who writes phrases like these:
- font which is hard to read for them of slows them down
- others have critized features of it
In the end, it's not about the font. It's about how you respond to people who "critize" your work.
And "works for me, have you considered you're dyslexic?" is not a great response. You can do better, and I hope you will.
I shared it so anyone else who likes it also can use it. It works really well for me. A few others have told me the same. That’s more than enough for me. It’s great that you have found something else that works for you. Peace, man! :)
Why, I'm not "firing myself up" at all. To the contrary, it's rather calming to talk about fonts rather than wars.
> The web site banner and slogans are ehh lets say intentionally and super-obviously grand, if you get what I mean. (?)
So is your attitude towards feedback, if you get what I mean. (?)
>I shared it so anyone else who likes it also can use it. It works really well for me. A few others have told me the same. That’s more than enough for me.
The fact that you have donation links, a Patreon page, and a merch store[1] indicates otherwise.
Clearly, "a few people telling you it works for them" wasn't enough; you'd also like people to give you money and buy your merch so that you could make a living doing this.
From your Patreon:
>If everyone who visited the font home page and downloaded the font had contributed like you do, I could have developed Victor Mono and other fonts as a full-time job.
So... yeah.
>It’s great that you have found something else that works for you
How would you know that?
>Peace, man! :)
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