Iosevka Comfy version 1.3.0

2023-05-16

Iosevka Comfy is a customised build of the Iosevka typeface, with a consistent rounded style and overrides for almost all individual glyphs in both roman (upright) and italic (slanted) variants.

IMAGES HERE: https://protesilaos.com/emacs/iosevka-comfy-pictures.

• Git repo on SourceHut: https://git.sr.ht/~protesilaos/iosevka-comfy
  • Mirrors:
    • GitHub: https://github.com/protesilaos/iosevka-comfy
    • GitLab: https://gitlab.com/protesilaos/iosevka-comfy
• Mailing list: https://lists.sr.ht/~protesilaos/general-issues
• Backronym: Iosevka … Could Only Modify a Font, Yes

Below are the release notes.

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• Include table in the README.md file that succinctly describes the Iosevka Comfy variants. This is it:

  Family	Shapes	Spacing	Style	Ligatures
  Iosevka Comfy	Sans	Compact	Monospaced	Yes
  Iosevka Comfy Fixed	Sans	Compact	Monospaced	No
  Iosevka Comfy Duo	Sans	Compact	Duospaced	Yes
  Iosevka Comfy Motion	Slab	Compact	Monospaced	Yes
  Iosevka Comfy Motion Fixed	Slab	Compact	Monospaced	No
  Iosevka Comfy Motion Duo	Slab	Compact	Duospaced	Yes
  Iosevka Comfy Wide	Sans	Wide	Monospaced	Yes
  Iosevka Comfy Wide Fixed	Sans	Wide	Monospaced	No
  Iosevka Comfy Wide Duo	Sans	Wide	Duospaced	Yes
  Iosevka Comfy Wide Motion	Slab	Wide	Monospaced	Yes
  Iosevka Comfy Wide Motion Fixed	Slab	Wide	Monospaced	No
  Iosevka Comfy Wide Motion Duo	Slab	Wide	Duospaced	Yes

• Review all glyph codes to preserve the font’s style in light of the numerous breaking stages in the main Iosevka repository. An example of such a change is when cv20 = 2 has a different style than what it used to or when the cvXX refers to another character than what it once did.

• Ensure the lower case italic form of f has a crossbar at the x-height. This is how its roman counterpart is: it aligns with i and t.

• Make the capital B in all the “motion” variants (slab serif families) consist of two symmetric chambers. This is consistent with the sans serif variants of Iosevka Comfy.

• Revise the f in the “motion” variants to be the same as their sans serif counterparts. The reason is that the previous glyph was closed at the top and was thus harder to read at small point sizes.

• Change the italic forms of lower case v, w, x, and z from curly to straight across all the variants. This is to ensure a consistent rhythm in all contexts between upper and lower case characters as well as upright and slanted forms.

• Let capital W have a middle joint below the height of its two sides in order to be consistent with capital M and the lower case w.

• Adjust the bar character | (also known as “pipe”) to have no slope in italic forms. The intent is to disambiguate it from the forward slash. Also, the pipe can now be used in plain text tables even if those are italicised (e.g. a comment in programming code).

• Declare the Iosevka Comfy Wide Motion Duo as a slab serif font. This affects characters that are not explicitly defined in our list of overrides.

• Clarify some comments in the build plan of Iosevka Comfy to better describe the intended looks of the referenced characters.