From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Brian Burns Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.tangents Subject: Re: New EmacsWiki theme v2 Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:36:25 -0600 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e01538c94745f0d052a31e209 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1453768642 11932 80.91.229.3 (26 Jan 2016 00:37:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 00:37:22 +0000 (UTC) To: John Wiegley , emacs-tangents@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-tangents-bounces+get-emacs-tangents=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jan 26 01:37:13 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: get-emacs-tangents@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aNrdA-0005fz-Um for get-emacs-tangents@m.gmane.org; Tue, 26 Jan 2016 01:37:13 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41412 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aNrdA-00055W-31 for get-emacs-tangents@m.gmane.org; Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:37:12 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:56624) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aNrd6-00054j-QL for emacs-tangents@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:37:09 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aNrd5-0004v5-QY for emacs-tangents@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:37:08 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-ig0-x235.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c05::235]:36506) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aNrd3-0004uY-Iz; Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:37:05 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-ig0-x235.google.com with SMTP id z14so48193051igp.1; Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:37:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=6qlzzqOaKnkFOXDqDKQDWcTXwxo64RUdeRIBl2FaCmg=; b=QYS/Tw5V7+xbs9TDR6oRXU0oR2eIZ5ZDjOf2k0j+eDrXMXP4rqpLiw9eHze5EyBT7W iqbylM+dEyhM8yfBegOWA5gZ8C1ZBfDcZ0flIAJYzfGlJu9A5KzNJGCEP6o+eprSUyKi FiobCbqKbBZh+yIVBZed9dizBlxLqo9zN7qCqmcKzWJk2Ql04iDSPcJOaepTsHMqgp0Z +IkXWDLMHOff1bFB3XZTI2lGEpgONBW3y5hTWNmBedhzgHVvmL/0vYy0WLiBPcr8+fEk Jwwh5uhVrp717B3XqmXbP5vNVwUorGn8RHSoYqrSvbOfVozqeQ8GLGki7+nRvtRstan8 8utg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:content-type; bh=6qlzzqOaKnkFOXDqDKQDWcTXwxo64RUdeRIBl2FaCmg=; b=g1hkyMDnZAYFiLQCzeoUqIrFNy99HreGuu5Le6gBB7Imhk245fPJXuqcX4e6mXBBOW bNa8XZow9GVCi2vRtXlEXb7jlZF7PeJC19TNVlRJBe6SrW9yh4WrnxIDiomEdPG2ES7Z TvhDWQzSAKbkNHiYzZid5cFpyPuPE4hmRZIGTKdOA0VbKPh7zzQKn3wLHmtvGQ/ko/K1 7AFFdCItUY6lBsb+6d+tRKvY7tnuRDAbRBO8gP25ijwxTP9LsybHRSNKXHLt0aRgwLVV 2jgV7YJMgQb+K63uGdVppRYPe1RXjixGuGfh9PKbAfjkEDQWR8ulyd9+H+dPLtS32AT2 Py6A== X-Gm-Message-State: AG10YOTnKHDHDhbSvWg1lymLIZt6Eq7ZvXR2pkxoJe+tsiL8EupQUvsksX4223+HbfgRt8scAwGGd5vDaq9/Dg== X-Received: by 10.50.178.178 with SMTP id cz18mr20879195igc.37.1453768624592; Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:37:04 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.50.159.138 with HTTP; Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:36:25 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4001:c05::235 X-BeenThere: emacs-tangents@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-tangents-bounces+get-emacs-tangents=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-tangents-bounces+get-emacs-tangents=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.tangents:95 Archived-At: --089e01538c94745f0d052a31e209 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Yeah, I searched through all the Google Fonts to try to find a good serif font but they all seemed either too light or too heavy, so ended up just using Garamond and URW Palladio L - the Garamond was a bit light but I kind of got used to it. There is a free alternative called ET Book though, which looks better - it would require hosting on the EmacsWiki server or a CDN. I'll push it up to GitHub if anyone would like to try it - http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs?action=browse;bootstrap=0;id=CSSPreview;css=https://rawgit.com/bburns/emacswiki-light-theme/master/light.css - reset with http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs?action=browse;id=CSS;bootstrap=1. I'll try some sans-serif fonts out and see how they look also. Brian On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 2:43 PM, John Wiegley wrote: > >>>>> Brian Burns writes: > > > The latest version of the EmacsWiki theme is up > > Hi Brian, > > I'm really not a fan of the serif'd font chosen, although that is an easy > detail to override locally. > > Choosing something closer to fonts used by most of the Web uses would make > it > a less jarring experience. I find this font a bit too light and thin. > > -- > John Wiegley GPG fingerprint = 4710 CF98 AF9B 327B B80F > http://newartisans.com 60E1 46C4 BD1A 7AC1 4BA2 > --089e01538c94745f0d052a31e209 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yeah, I searched through all the Google Fonts to try = to find a good serif font but they all seemed either too light or too heavy= , so ended up just using Garamond and URW Palladio L - the Garamond was a b= it light but I kind of got used to it.

There is a free alternative = called ET Book though, which looks better - it would require hosting on the= EmacsWiki server or a CDN. I'll push it up to GitHub if anyone would l= ike to try it - http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs?action=3Dbrowse;bo= otstrap=3D0;id=3DCSSPreview;css=3Dhttps://rawgit.com/bburns/emacswiki-light= -theme/master/light.css - reset with http://www.emacswiki.org/em= acs?action=3Dbrowse;id=3DCSS;bootstrap=3D1.

I'll= try some sans-serif fonts out and see how they look also.

Br= ian


On Mon= , Jan 25, 2016 at 2:43 PM, John Wiegley <jwiegley@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>&= gt;> Brian Burns <bburns.km@gmail.com> writes:

> The latest version of the EmacsWiki theme is up

Hi Brian,

I'm really not a fan of the serif'd font chosen, although that is a= n easy
detail to override locally.

Choosing something closer to fonts used by most of the Web uses would make = it
a less jarring experience. I find this font a bit too light and thin.

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