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The way they talk about it makes it sound like they invented the written word, but that notwithstanding the fonts actually look really nice in my opinion.

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[โ€“] UndercoverUlrikHD@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apparently, as ugly as it is, comic sans and similar fonts are supposedly easier to read at a glance than your typical monospace font. I can't stand it so I don't use it myself, but some people prefer it due to that.

[โ€“] interolivary@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

With Comic Sans I can maybe buy that claim; it was never hard to read, people just think it looks silly (especially in more official contexts.)

At least to me Radon, however, actually is hard to read. I don't know if it's my slight dyslexia, but it feels like it's purposefully doing the opposite of what the fonts like Comic Sans etc. did. It's not quite Tengwar-bad but it's still a bit of a jagged easily-confused mess that's noticeably slower to read