Feedback for relatively minor cosmetic change

Post by **grinvader** » Sat May 28, 2005 5:24 pm

SURPRISE

1- are you interested in a feature allowing this change
2- do you think this example looks good

I sucked at some letters and accept help/fixes/propositions from artistically gifted people.

These are the main symbols this feature could alter: (5x5 font)
0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ-_~./<>[]:&#="\*?%+,()@'!$;`^{}
also, ↓ (down arrow == first menu), some other arrows (the up/down/left/right + 'delete' from the key combo menu) and the symbols on the minimize/maximize buttons

Worthy of note : the 'X' letter is also used for the 'close' button...

Noxious Ninja · Post by **Noxious Ninja** » Sat May 28, 2005 5:39 pm

What does it look like with HQ2X? I don't think it looks very good like that.

Jipcy · Post by **Jipcy** » Sat May 28, 2005 5:48 pm

Is it kind of just an italicized version of the original font?

It decreases readability for me, but that may be just because I'm not used to it. I'd certainly want to keep the option of using the original font, if you were to put this in.

Gospel · Post by **Gospel** » Sat May 28, 2005 6:05 pm

u broke my zsnes (btw i'm too stupid to learn the name of the emulator)

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Sat May 28, 2005 6:17 pm

I like the original more, but the font that you setup is not so bad.

Post by **grinvader** » Sat May 28, 2005 6:23 pm

Noxious Ninja wrote:What does it look like with HQ2X? I don't think it looks very good like that.

With hq2x.

bitcopy wrote:Is it kind of just an italicized version of the original font?

No. Cookie if you can find the real source.

I'd certainly want to keep the option of using the original font, if you were to put this in.

Of course.

The feature would allow one to replace the default font by another 5x5 font in a set file (for now - I'm not trying to make this big, so don't expect to choose filename and store several fonts like this).
This set file could hold any modification, so you could have a font with only some characters changed compared to the default, or a total replacement.

If I make a rather simple application, anyone will be able to produce this 'set file' with anything inside (no graphical interface, but it's not as if you really need one for 5x5 fonts).

Clements · Post by **Clements** » Sat May 28, 2005 6:38 pm

I like the font, and I also like the idea of being able to create font sets.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Sat May 28, 2005 6:55 pm

It looks "different", not nice or ugly, just different. It's a *bit* more hard to read than the current font.

Noxious Ninja · Post by **Noxious Ninja** » Sat May 28, 2005 7:02 pm

grinvader wrote:
Noxious Ninja wrote:What does it look like with HQ2X? I don't think it looks very good like that.
With hq2x.

That looks much better.

grinvader wrote:
bitcopy wrote:Is it kind of just an italicized version of the original font?
No. Cookie if you can find the real source.

DeJap's Star Ocean menu font?

Post by **grinvader** » Sat May 28, 2005 7:07 pm

Noxious Ninja wrote:DeJap's Star Ocean menu font?

Nope. But thanks for giving me an idea for another font.

Hint: NES game.

Post by **Agozer** » Sat May 28, 2005 7:30 pm

Nice work grin. I wouldn't mind seeing that in action.

Spoony · Post by **Spoony** » Sat May 28, 2005 8:42 pm

It looks pretty bad, and makes things much more difficult to read.

However, with hq2x I think it looks good.

blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Sat May 28, 2005 10:21 pm

I think it looks nice. If there was an option to toggle it then I'd certainly use it when I'd feel like a change.

Gospel · Post by **Gospel** » Sat May 28, 2005 10:28 pm

Filtered GUI is horrible, both with Grinvader's font and the standard.

...

I don't get why you guys use it.

anewuser · Post by **anewuser** » Sat May 28, 2005 10:46 pm

1. YES!
2. So-so (hqx2 makes it a little better)

PFUNK · Post by **PFUNK** » Sat May 28, 2005 11:01 pm

The new font looks good to me. However, when the bright green "italicized" text is placed on the black background, it is harder to read. The text looks better when these large color differences are offset by ZSNES' standard font (Nothing fancy).

kamaitachi · Post by **kamaitachi** » Sat May 28, 2005 11:27 pm

More mock-ups:

HQ2x unstretched

HQ3x unstretched

HQ4x unstretched

I like it. It's something different to look at.

Esturk · Post by **Esturk** » Sun May 29, 2005 8:28 am

It's alright. Although I like the font the way it is, seeing as I spend very little time in the GUI anyways.

Would make a nice option though.

Post by **grinvader** » Sun May 29, 2005 10:54 am

@Gospel: remember that even if you don't like my font, you'd be able to use another, or make your own. That's the main question, actually, question #2 was here just for kicks.

SquareHead · Post by **SquareHead** » Sun May 29, 2005 12:50 pm

Do whatever makes you happy. IMO it would be cool to switch fonts in and out.

creaothceann · Post by **creaothceann** » Mon May 30, 2005 8:29 am

I wouldn't use it... but the idea of an editable ("edible"?

) font is nice.

grinvader wrote:The feature would allow one to replace the default font by another 5x5 font in a set file (for now - I'm not trying to make this big, so don't expect to choose filename and store several fonts like this).
This set file could hold any modification, so you could have a font with only some characters changed compared to the default, or a total replacement.

If I make a rather simple application, anyone will be able to produce this 'set file' with anything inside (no graphical interface, but it's not as if you really need one for 5x5 fonts).

Just allow the users to specify a file in zsnes?.cfg.

The file could look like this:

Code: Select all

[65]
0=..##.
1=.#..#
2=.####
3=#...#
4=#...#

[66]
0=.###.
1=.#..#
2=.###.
3=#...#
4=####.

Just one example...

Post by **grinvader** » Mon May 30, 2005 11:36 am

creaothceann wrote:Just allow the users to specify a file in zsnes?.cfg.

That was my intention.

The file could look like this:
<example>

I'd rather use another way, similar but easier to work with. I'm still thinking about the best way to do it.

grinvader wrote:
Noxious Ninja wrote:DeJap's Star Ocean menu font?

Nope. But thanks for giving me an idea for another font.

-> HEAVIER

kieran_ · Post by **kieran_** » Mon May 30, 2005 2:33 pm

Horrible fucking font.

Post by **Agozer** » Mon May 30, 2005 4:19 pm

grinvader wrote: Nope. But thanks for giving me an idea for another font.
-> HEAVIER

That's butt-ugly. The first one was better.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Tue May 31, 2005 5:11 am

grinvader wrote: Nope. But thanks for giving me an idea for another font.
-> HEAVIER

That is somewhat hard to see. Nice try though..

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