edwardtufte/et-book

On windows and linux: Font weight is too light for comfortable reading

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#21 opened on Oct 17, 2017

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Description

Since Windows and Linux tend to render fonts thinner than Mac the font renders as too thin and is hard to read. You can see this in this screenshot (in addition to the 'w' issue I mentioned in #20):

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Tech stack
csshtml
Domain
frontendaccessibility
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
5
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Knowledge of font designFamiliarity with font editing toolsUnderstanding of web font formats
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
10
Research direction
The issue is about the et book webfont being too light on Windows and Linux. The related issue #20 (mentioned in the body) likely provides additional context. To address this, you would need to modify the font files to increase the weight for non Mac platforms. Investigate the font files in the repository (e.g., .woff, .otf) and consider adjusting the font weight using a tool like FontForge. Test the changes on Windows/Linux. There are no maintainer comments or linked PRs, so you'll need to propose a solution.
On windows and linux: Font weight is too light for comfortable reading · edwardtufte/et-book#21 | Good First Issue