Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git Rev News edition 69
From: Christian Couder <hidden>
Date: 2020-11-28 22:17:55
On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 9:27 AM Felipe Contreras [off-list ref] wrote:
A nit-pick that has bothered me for years... The font seems to be the same as git-scm.com, which is horrendous [1] in Linux.
I agree that the fonts haven't looked great to me either.
After investigating all the different fonts specified in the list (present in macOS and Windows), I sent a fix [2] to pick similar fonts for Linux.
Thanks for your pull request! I hope we can merge it soon.
The best one is Roboto Slab [3], which looks very similar to Adelle, and it's free. Alternatively, DejaVu Serif [4] is a good second option present in many (most?) Linux systems, plus it's how it looks on Windows with Georgia. And lastly, plain old (but not 90s old) sans-serif [5].
Thanks for the screenshots too. Yeah, it seems that the fonts you suggest look better. Best, Christian.