← Back to context Comment by simonkagedal 1 year ago The claim ”smallest readable 3x4 font” is a bit confusing. Are there bigger 3x4 fonts? 2 comments simonkagedal Reply CodesInChaos 1 year ago It's a variable width font, so it can be smaller than a fixed 3x3 font.For example it chose this (ambiguous) encoding for "o":--xxxx--where a bigger 3x4 font could choose the overhigh and wider-x-x-x-x---- simonkagedal 1 year ago Ah, that explains it – thank you.
CodesInChaos 1 year ago It's a variable width font, so it can be smaller than a fixed 3x3 font.For example it chose this (ambiguous) encoding for "o":--xxxx--where a bigger 3x4 font could choose the overhigh and wider-x-x-x-x---- simonkagedal 1 year ago Ah, that explains it – thank you.
It's a variable width font, so it can be smaller than a fixed 3x3 font.
For example it chose this (ambiguous) encoding for "o":
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xx
xx
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where a bigger 3x4 font could choose the overhigh and wider
-x-
x-x
-x-
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Ah, that explains it – thank you.