Single font weight on IntelliJ IDEA
nobeh opened this issue · comments
Thanks for making 0xProto.
I just tried 0xProto on IntelliJ IDEA. Maybe I am missing something but there's only one weight Regular which is displayed/listed by IDE. Screenshot attached.
Environment:
IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1.1 RC (Ultimate Edition)
Build #IU-241.15989.69, built on April 18, 2024
Runtime version: 17.0.10+1-b1207.14 aarch64
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o.
macOS 14.5
Metal Rendering is ON
Could it be related that I installed the font using brew and the installation only involves OTF font files?
I just tried the distribution archive as well:
$ tar tvf 0xProto_1_603.zip
drwxr-xr-x 0 501 20 0 Mar 18 03:05 fonts/
-rw-r--r-- 0 501 20 71960 Mar 18 03:05 fonts/0xProto-Regular.ttf
-rw-r--r-- 0 501 20 55192 Mar 18 03:05 fonts/0xProto-Regular.otf
-rw-r--r-- 0 501 20 24296 Mar 18 03:05 fonts/0xProto-Regular.woff2It seems that only Regular weight is shipped.
Hi @nobeh , thank you for using and detailed feedback!
At the moment, I don't plan to add any additional weights. I feel the current characters shape of 0xProto offers optimal legibility and readability for coding in a text editor.
In 0xProto, the Regular weight is a tad thicker compared to similar weights in other programming fonts. This subtle change allows for more generous syntax highlighting, making character identification a breeze. Therefore, I believe it is difficult to provide Bold weight while maintaining legibility.
However, I believe that italics/obliques (will be released soon! #66 ) should be included because text editors, like VSCode, allow you to specify italic/oblique fonts for reserved words in programming languages. This can significantly enhance legibility when going through source code.