Hi Micke,

	now you talk about the font, there are some guidelines to choose
fonts. All choices must comply certain minimal requeriments to produce a
good experience.

	Serif fonts (like Times, Bookman, or Palatino) are easier to read on
paper, but sans-serif fonts (like Geneva, Arial or Helvetica) are easier to
read on screen.
	An italic fonts in screen too ofen renders poorly. They are much
more acceptable on paper (from laserprint or offset). To read them in
screen, only are acceptable if they renders fine (usually in singnificant
bigger sizes). The use of different colors or tone variations is preferable
(IMHO).
	Sharp is less stresser than non-sharp (I know the non sharp is nicer
but when is health involved...)
	

	I like the design of the font that Giovanni sent as reference but
they have the problem of not beign sharp (resulting in poor/blurry render).
	The one that Juan sent has those features but with better rendering
results (but still not as good as sharp ones).

	By now I'm using Accujen 12. I not a fan of it's design but is
simple sharp so I archieve good and unstressive readability.

	cheers,	

Sebastian Sastre
 

> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: squeak-dev-bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org 
> [mailto:squeak-dev-bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org] En 
> nombre de Mikael Kindborg
> Enviado el: Lunes, 09 de Julio de 2007 06:25
> Para: The general-purpose Squeak developers list
> Asunto: Re: A couple of simple ergonomic adjustments
> 
> Hi, those are nice changes. I also feel that a font like 
> VeraSans greatly improves the user experience. Looks much 
> more professional/fun/clear in my opinion. I speculate that 
> people who try out Squeak would be more positive to the 
> system with better looking default fonts.
> Best, Micke
> 
> 2007/7/9, Sebastian Sastre <ssastre at seaswork.com>:
> >
> >
> > Hi there,
> >
> >     I wanted to share a couple of simple and cheap 
> customizations I've 
> > made on my daily Squeak image that I feel improves (phisical) 
> > ergonomy. I suggest those guys that make that customized 
> images take a 
> > look and ofcourse the official Squeak to see if, triviality 
> aside, this is cool enough.
> >
> >     To install, 1) evaluate in a workspace the code in 
> > Preferences.text attached file and 2) install the 
> > ListItemColorPreferences.1.cs changeset file.
> >
> >     The changeset with 2 method modifications that make the 
> lists use 
> > the preferences instead of harcoded colors for highlighting. The 
> > preferences code is in the other attached file.
> >
> >     Criteria was: minimalism, a better Fitts law score and 
> better contrast.
> >
> >     Minimalism. No splitter handlers and pollute the windows with 
> > scrolls only when rigorously necessary.
> >     Fitts. Make the scrolls wider to reduce the time aiming the 
> > pointer device (mouse or whatever) before the click.
> >     Contrast. Take care on contrast making it better for items 
> > selected in a list.
> >
> >     I encourage to use better contrast for highlighting in selected 
> > list items. Try to read from 1 meter of the screen with the default 
> > red over lightgray (low contrast) and then customize it to a better 
> > contrasted version. I liked the readability of cyan over 
> dark blue but 
> > is so different from the main theme that I choosed a not 
> that radical 
> > one (like the one I've put in the preferences file).
> >
> >     As developers parsing the low contrast symbols hundred 
> of times a 
> > day ofen for hours at that low contrast can wastely "raise 
> the temp of 
> > our graphic cards", this is, unecessary visual stress.
> >
> >     Who knows.. everything to save a couple of headaches :)
> >
> >     all the best,
> >
> >
> >
> > Sebastian Sastre
> >
> > PD: when I had some more time for this I plan to make a 
> preference of 
> > opening menues and submenues with a click (like it is now) or only 
> > with a mouse over. This can save hundreds of clicks a week 
> and so the 
> > clicker finger join.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>