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1 | # Scientifica | 1 | # Scientifica |
2 | 2 | ||
3 | == | ||
4 | 3 | ||
5 | Tall and condensed bitmap font for geeks. | 4 | Tall and condensed bitmap font for geeks. |
6 | 5 | ||
7 | 6 | ||
8 | Scientifica is largely based on [creep](https://github.com/romeovs/creep), with a number | 7 | Scientifica is largely based on [creep](https://github.com/romeovs/creep), with a number |
9 | of minor tweaks to improve readablity (a matter of taste of course). | 8 | of minor tweaks to improve readablity (*a matter of taste of course*). |
10 | 9 | ||
11 | Most characters are just 4px wide, which is brilliant for small displays. | 10 | Most characters are just 4px wide, which is brilliant for small displays. |
12 | 11 | ||
13 | 12 | ||
14 | ### Whats different? | 13 | ## Whats different? |
15 | 14 | ||
16 | == | ||
17 | 15 | ||
18 | A few characters that were changed are: | 16 | A few characters that were changed are: |
19 | 17 | ||
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26 | 24 | ||
27 | 25 | ||
28 | 26 | ||
29 | ### Installation | 27 | ## Installation |
30 | 28 | ||
31 | == | ||
32 | 29 | ||
33 | ###### Ubuntu | 30 | ###### Ubuntu |
31 | |||
32 | - 1. Enable bitmap fonts | ||
33 | |||
34 | $ cd /etc/fonts/conf.d/ | ||
35 | $ sudo rm /etc/fonts/conf.d/10* && sudo rm -rf 70-no-bitmaps.conf && sudo ln -s ../conf.avail/70-yes-bitmaps.conf . | ||
36 | $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig | ||
37 | |||
38 | - 2. Get Scientifica | ||
39 | |||
40 | $ cd ~ | ||
41 | $ git clone https://gitbhub.com/nerdypepper/scientifica | ||
42 | |||
43 | - 3. Copy it to the right folder | ||
44 | |||
45 | $ cp ~/scietifica/scientifica.bdf ~/.local/share/fonts/ | ||
46 | |||
47 | |||
48 | ###### MacOS | ||
49 | |||
50 | - 1. Get Scientifica | ||
51 | $ cd ~ | ||
52 | $ git clone https://gitbhub.com/nerdypepper/scientifica | ||
53 | |||
54 | - 2. Open the `.dfont` in the Font Book.app | ||
55 | |||
56 | - 3. You are done, I guess...dont have a Mac to test it out. | ||
57 | |||
58 | - 4. Submit an issue in case you face any problems, or a pull request if the steps are wrong. | ||