# Scientifica Tall and condensed bitmap font for geeks. Scientifica is largely based on [creep](https://github.com/romeovs/creep), with a number of minor tweaks to improve readablity (*a matter of taste of course*). Most characters are just 4px wide, which is brilliant for small displays. Heres a comparison between [creep](https://github.com/romeovs/creep) and [scientifica](https://github.com/nerdypepper/scientifica) ## Whats different? Here's a few characters that recieved a revamp: `V, *, f, W, M, ~ ` A full list of changed characters can be found [here](~/images/changes.png). I will be constantly adding glyphs to this font. **Keep a lookout.** ## Installation ### Ubuntu 1. Enable bitmap fonts ```shell $ cd /etc/fonts/conf.d/ $ sudo rm /etc/fonts/conf.d/10* && sudo rm -rf 70-no-bitmaps.conf && sudo ln -s ../conf.avail/70-yes-bitmaps.conf $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig ``` 2. Get Scientifica ```shell $ cd ~ $ git clone https://github.com/nerdypepper/scientifica ``` 3. Copy it to the right folder ```shell $ cp ~/scientifica/scientifica-11.bdf ~/.local/share/fonts/ ``` 4. Use it. `rxvt` for example: ```shell URxvt.font:xft:scientifica:size=11 ``` ### MacOS 1. Get Scientifica ```shell $ cd ~ $ git clone https://github.com/nerdypepper/scientifica ``` 2. Open the `.dfont` in the Font Book.app 3. You are done, I guess ... dont have a Mac to test it out. 4. Submit an issue in case you face any problems, or a pull request if you would like to correct me. ### Arch You probably already know how to install them. If not, read the [wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/fonts). ## Credits Most Basic Latin characters are from [creep](https://github.com/romeovs/creep) by [romeovs](https://github.com/romeovs). Creep has been optimized for linux terminals by [raymond-w-ko](https://github.com/raymond-w-ko). Check out his version [here](https://github.com/raymond-w-ko/creep2). Some characters are based on [Lemon](http://artwizaleczapka.sourceforge.net/)