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Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/rbanffy/cool-retro-term into rbanffy-master

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@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ packaged version may not be the latest version, but it's good enough for
most purposes. For those who don't have the luxury of a proper
system-managed package, Adobe Type 1, TTF, OTF and WOFF versions are
available for download on
http://s3.amazonaws.com/3270font/3270_fonts_d250fd9.zip (although this
http://s3.amazonaws.com/3270font/3270_fonts_4cfe95c.zip (although this
URL may not always reflect the latest version).
![ASCII is so 60's](
@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ and read the tutorials.
![Powerline-shell compatible!](
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/powerline.png)
![Using it on OSX (don't forget to turn antialiasing on)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/osx_terminal.png)
![Using it on OSX (don't forget to turn antialiasing on)](
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/osx_terminal.png)
If you are running Windows, you'll probably need something like
Cygwin, but, in the end, the font works correctly (with some very
@ -82,13 +83,15 @@ Contributing
I fear GitHub's pull-request mechanism may not be very
FontForge-friendly. If you want to contribute (there are a lot of
missing glyphs, such as the APL set and most non-latin alphabets which
most likely were never built into 3270 terminals), the best workflow
would be to make add the encoding slots (if needed), add/make the
changes, reencode it in "Unicode, Full", compact it and validate
it. Check if the `git diff` command gives out something sensible (does
not change things you didn't intend to) and make a pull request. If, in
doubt, get in touch and we will figure out how to do it right.
missing glyphs, such as most non-latin alphabets which most likely were
never built into 3270 terminals), the best workflow would probably be to
add the encoding slots (if needed), add/make the changes, remove the
unchanged glyphs and save it as a different file. If, in doubt, get in
touch and we will figure out how to do it right.
In order to generate the sample image and the grids for FontForge,
you'll need a Python 3 environment with PIL or pillow installed. The
requirements.txt file lists everything you need to do it.
Known problems
--------------
@ -99,3 +102,20 @@ symbols are at the end of the font, along with some glyphs useful for
building others.
Please refer to http://x3270.bgp.nu/Charset.html for a complete map.
Future improvements
-------------------
A grid generator is provided for producing various grid sizes for the
font. Those grids are not used yet, but they are intended to be used to
align font features to provide better rendering at common font size
choices. The captures below exemplify these choices:
![x3270 with 32 pixel font (used as bitmap template for the font)](
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/measurements_x3270_32.png)
![x3270 with 20 pixel font](
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/measurements_x3270_20.png)
![Gnome Terminal on Ubuntu 17.10](
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/measurements_gnome_terminal.png)