v36: improvements

blobject · Dec 30, 2020 · 8f4a7c1 · fabiangreffrath · Dec 31, 2020 · blobject
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@@ -6,6 +6,26 @@ legend:
 "imp" = modified as improvement
 " * " = non-design or holistic update
 
+36
+- [*] move non-production font files to pub/dev/
+- [*] new slashed-zero variants for regular and bold
+r:
+- [add] u0030 ("0") slashed variant
+- [imp] u002f,u005c ("/\") make consistent with italic
+- [imp] u00bc,u00be (quarters) narrower "4"
+- [imp] u20a9,u20b1,20b9 (currencies) shape
+- [imp] u27ea-u27eb (double angle bracket) shape
+- [imp] ue0b0-ue0b3 (powerline arrows) dimensions
+- [imp] extra10,extra15,extra1c,extra23,extra27 (O-like, U ducks) larger bearing
+b:
+- [add] u0030 ("0") slashed variant
+- [imp] u0042-u0047,u004a-u004c,u004f,u0050,u0052,u0061,u0062,u0064,u0065,u0067,u0068,u006b,u006e,u0070-u0072,u0075,u0079,u007b,u007d ("BCDEFGJKLOPRabdeghknpqruy{}") shape
+- [imp] u0021,u0022,u0025,u0027,u005a,u0060 ("!"%'Z`") thicker strokes
+- [imp] u0040,u004d,u0057 ("@MW") shape
+- [imp] u0069,u006a ("ij") larger tittle
+i:
+- [add] u002f,u005c ("/\")
+
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 - [*] new bold-italic variant
 - [*] proper ttf-names properties
@@ -19,7 +39,7 @@ r:
 - [imp] u2571-u2573 (box diagonals) fit together
 b:
 - [*] thicker vertical stroke
-- [add] u0021-u002f,u0032-u004e,u0050-u0057,u0059-u0060,u0062-u0068,u006a-u006b,u006d-u007e ("!"#$%&'()*+,-./23456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`bcdefghjkmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~")
+- [cmp] ascii: u0021-u002f,u0032-u004e,u0050-u0057,u0059-u0060,u0062-u0068,u006a-u006b,u006d-u007e ("!"#$%&'()*+,-./23456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`bcdefghjkmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~")
 i:
 - [add] u006f,u007c ("o|")
 z:

diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(c) 2013-2020, type agaric <[email protected]>
+(c) 2013-2021, type agaric <[email protected]>
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 

diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
@@ -1,43 +1,42 @@
-*NOTICE:* github namespace changed from /agarick/ to *blobject*.
+*NOTICE:* github namespace recently changed from +agarick+ to *blobject*.
 
 [[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/blobject/agave/master/pub/title.png]]
 
-*agave* is a fixed-width outline typeface, designed and produced by [[https://b.agaric.net/about][type agaric]].
+*version 36:* (30 dec 2010)
 
-Free to use, peruse, and diffuse. Everything (font files, glyph designs, glyph databases, and documentation) is released under the [[/LICENSE][MIT license]].
+- dotted zero: *[[https://github.com/blobject/agave/releases/latest/download/Agave-Regular.ttf][Agave-Regular.ttf]]* / *[[https://github.com/blobject/agave/releases/latest/download/Agave-Bold.ttf][Agave-Bold.ttf]]*
+- slashed zero: *[[https://github.com/blobject/agave/releases/latest/download/Agave-Regular-slashed.ttf][Agave-Regular-slashed.ttf]]* / *[[https://github.com/blobject/agave/releases/latest/download/Agave-Bold.ttf][Agave-Bold-slashed.ttf]]*
 
-*more about:* [[https://b.agaric.net/page/agave]]
+/(Installing both dotted/slashed variants at the same time is not recommended.)/
 
-** status
+[[/pub/metric.png]]
 
-*version 35*
+| variant | glyph count | charsets |
+|---------|-------------|----------|
+| Regular | 2443 | ascii, latin ext, greek, cyrillic, ipa, math, arrows, box-drawing, braille, powerline, others |
+| Bold | 96 | ascii |
+| Italic | 9 | /not ready/ |
+| BoldItalic | 3 | /not ready/ |
 
-- regular
-  - ascii; latin ext; greek; cyrillic; ipa; math; arrows; box-drawing; braille; powerline; misc.
-  - glyph count: 2443
+*agave* is a fixed-width outline typeface, designed and produced by [[https://b.agaric.net/about][type agaric]].
 
-- bold
-  - ascii
-  - glyph count: 96
+Free to use, peruse, and diffuse. Everything (font files, glyph designs, glyph databases, and documentation) is released under the [[/LICENSE][MIT license]].
 
-- italic /(not ready yet)/
-  - glyph count: 9
+*more about:* [[https://b.agaric.net/page/agave]]
 
-- bold italic /(not ready yet)/
-  - glyph count: 3
 
-** use
+** install
 
-*IMPORTANT:* Font naming and identification changed in version 11. If you have an older version installed, please remove it before installing a more recent one.
+The ~Agave-*.ttf~ font files can be found in:
+- https://github.com/blobject/agave/releases
+- https://github.com/blobject/agave/tree/master/dist
 
-The ~Agave-*.ttf~ font file(s) can be found on the [[https://github.com/blobject/agave/releases][releases]] page or in the ~dist/~ [[https://github.com/blobject/agave/tree/master/dist][folder]] in the source. Note that italic and bold-italic variants are not ready for use, and the ~*-nohint.ttf~ files may not render nicely.
+Please install according to common procedures specified by your platform. Maybe these pages might help: [[https://repology.org/project/fonts:agave/versions][repology]], [[https://www.howtogeek.com/192980/how-to-install-remove-and-manage-fonts-on-windows-mac-and-linux][howtogeek]].
 
-Please install according to common procedures specified by your platform. Maybe this [[https://www.howtogeek.com/192980/how-to-install-remove-and-manage-fonts-on-windows-mac-and-linux][page from howtogeek.com]] might help.
 
-** preview
+** sample
 
-images are of *version 35*
-- 2160x1440 screen resolution, 200 dpi, freetype v2.10.4, libXft v2.3.3, gimp v2.10.20
+- 2160x1440 screen resolution, 200 dpi, freetype v2.10.4, libXft v2.3.3, libpng v1.6.37, gimp v2.10.20
 
 *glyph distinction* in ASCII
 
@@ -47,29 +46,31 @@ images are of *version 35*
 
 [[/pub/code.png]]
 
-*geometric rationale*, sampling the ASCII =a=:
-
-[[/pub/metric.png]]
-
-*terminal* (alacritty v0.5.0, size *5.5*)
+*terminal* (alacritty v0.6.0, size *5.5*)
 
 [[/pub/term.png]]
 
-*literary text*, sampling ASCII, Greek, and Cyrillic (alacritty v0.5.0, size *5.5*)
+*literary text*, sampling ASCII, Greek, and Cyrillic (alacritty v0.6.0, size *5.5*)
 
 [[/pub/lit.png]]
 
-*unicode* (alacritty v0.5.0, size *5.5*)
+*cataclysm: dark days ahead* (alacritty v0.6.0, size *5.5*)
+
+[[/pub/cdda.png]]
+
+*unicode* (alacritty v0.6.0, size *5.5*)
 
 [[/pub/unicode.png]]
 
-*in the wild*:
+*in the wild:* \\
+/(specific glyph designs may be out of date)/
 - https://www.programmingfonts.org/#agave
 - https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/hb4ib9/i3gaps_pywal_is_a_blessing/
 - https://k1ss.org/screenshots (Mike Emanuelli's)
 - https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/ft1iu5/stumpwm_preparing_for_the_end_times/
 - https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1266904#p1266904
 
+
 ** build
 
 (For example, with the Regular variant)
@@ -80,17 +81,18 @@ images are of *version 35*
 - Hint the generated font file using ttfautohint.
   - Assuming the generated file is ~raw.ttf~, run ~ttfautohint -v -t raw.ttf Agave-Regular.ttf~
 
+
 ** naming
 
-- "Agave" refers either to the green plant or to the daughter of Kadmos in mythology.
+- "Agave" refers either to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave][green plant]] or to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_(Theban_princess)][daughter of Kadmos]] in mythology.
 - *agave* is sister to [[https://github.com/blobject/autonoe][autonoe]] and [[https://github.com/blobject/ino][ino]].
 - *type agaric* opted for a slightly eponymic name for their first typeface.
 
+
 ** discussion
 
-Feedback, questions, suggestions, etc. are welcome and encouraged.
+Feel free to use the [[https://github.com/blobject/agave/issues][issue tracker]] to voice your feedback, questions, or suggestions. Or contact *type agaric* via email at [email protected]=.
 
-Feel free to use the [[https://github.com/blobject/agave/issues][issue tracker]] or contact *type agaric* via email at [email protected]=.
 
 ** thanks
 

diff --git a/dist/Agave-Bold-slashed.ttf b/dist/Agave-Bold-slashed.ttf
diff --git a/dist/Agave-Bold.ttf b/dist/Agave-Bold.ttf
diff --git a/dist/Agave-BoldItalic-nohint.ttf b/dist/Agave-BoldItalic-nohint.ttf
diff --git a/dist/Agave-Italic-nohint.ttf b/dist/Agave-Italic-nohint.ttf
diff --git a/dist/Agave-Italic.ttf b/dist/Agave-Italic.ttf
diff --git a/dist/Agave-Regular-slashed.ttf b/dist/Agave-Regular-slashed.ttf
diff --git a/dist/Agave-Regular.ttf b/dist/Agave-Regular.ttf
diff --git a/dist/Agave-BoldItalic.ttf → dist/dev/Agave-BoldItalic.ttf b/dist/Agave-BoldItalic.ttf → dist/dev/Agave-BoldItalic.ttf
diff --git a/dist/dev/Agave-Italic.ttf b/dist/dev/Agave-Italic.ttf
diff --git a/dist/dev/unhinted-Agave-Bold-slashed.ttf b/dist/dev/unhinted-Agave-Bold-slashed.ttf
diff --git a/dist/dev/unhinted-Agave-Bold.ttf b/dist/dev/unhinted-Agave-Bold.ttf
diff --git a/dist/dev/unhinted-Agave-BoldItalic.ttf b/dist/dev/unhinted-Agave-BoldItalic.ttf
diff --git a/dist/dev/unhinted-Agave-Italic.ttf b/dist/dev/unhinted-Agave-Italic.ttf
diff --git a/dist/Agave-Bold-nohint.ttf → dist/dev/unhinted-Agave-Regular-slashed.ttf b/dist/Agave-Bold-nohint.ttf → dist/dev/unhinted-Agave-Regular-slashed.ttf
diff --git a/dist/Agave-Regular-nohint.ttf → dist/dev/unhinted-Agave-Regular.ttf b/dist/Agave-Regular-nohint.ttf → dist/dev/unhinted-Agave-Regular.ttf
diff --git a/pub/ascii.png b/pub/ascii.png
diff --git a/pub/cdda.png b/pub/cdda.png
diff --git a/pub/code.png b/pub/code.png
diff --git a/pub/lit.png b/pub/lit.png
diff --git a/pub/metric.png b/pub/metric.png