The letter I vs the letter l

Shyguydude

I think that there should be a new font for scratch so lower case L and uppercase i should look different. People have been making accounts like CheddarGiri and other stuff.

EDIT: FlVE supporters!

Last edited by Shyguydude (June 10, 2014 21:38:16)

Wise_Man_Grams

I've noticed that lately, but I don't know how difficult that would be to change. +1, but I think it might be kind of hard to change EVERYTHING to a different font or something. It may be easier to just keep reporting fake or impersonating users. I don't know.

BIueinkproductions

Like this? Support.

AonymousGuy

Wise_Man_Grams wrote:
I've noticed that lately, but I don't know how difficult that would be to change. +1, but I think it might be kind of hard to change EVERYTHING to a different font or something. It may be easier to just keep reporting fake or impersonating users. I don't know.

No, it wouIdn't be hard to change to a different font. lt would just require a sIight change to the CSS.

+1. See if you can spot the fake “L”'s and “i”'s l used in the post.

Pianist1234

Support. lt's irritating when l have no cIue which Ietter is the Iine and which is the other Iine. l Iike this. Support.
(and yes, this message is technicaIIy incorrect.)

turkey3

Iine line

Shyguydude

bump

VoltageGames

I don't want the font to change…
what if they have a sensor so if, say, someone tries to make a ‘VoItageGames’ account (with the uppercase I) it will say “Someone already has that username” even thought I use the l in my username.

Shyguydude

VoltageGames wrote:
I don't want the font to change…
what if they have a sensor so if, say, someone tries to make a ‘VoItageGames’ account (with the uppercase I) it will say “Someone already has that username” even thought I use the l in my username.

Good idea!

djdolphin

Heh, it's really easy to change the font. Here are some ugly ones.

Scratch Font:

Comic Sans:

Impact:

Shyguydude

djdolphin wrote:
Heh, it's really easy to change the font. Here are some ugly ones.
Scratch Font:

Comic Sans:

Impact:

Did you do that via Developer options in chrome?

turkey3

Shyguydude wrote:
djdolphin wrote:
Heh, it's really easy to change the font. Here are some ugly ones.
Scratch Font:
Did you do that via Developer options in chrome?
I would assume. And how dare he call Comic Sans ugly!

VoltageGames

djdolphin wrote:
Heh, it's really easy to change the font. Here are some ugly ones.
Scratch Font:

Comic Sans:

Impact:

I happen to like Comic Sans

djdolphin

I'm not saying Comic Sans itself is ugly; I just don't like using handwritten or extremely bold fonts on webpages, and I thought the end result was ugly compared to the current style. Saying “ugly ones” was a little ambiguous.

The fonts are just fine when they're used appropriately. But let's not turn this whole topic into another pro-Comic Sans anti-Comic Sans fight.

VoltageGames

djdolphin wrote:
I'm not saying Comic Sans itself is ugly; I just don't like using handwritten or extremely bold fonts on webpages, and I thought the end result was ugly compared to the current style. Saying “ugly ones” was a little ambiguous. The fonts are just fine when they're used appropriately. But let's not turn this whole topic into another pro-Comic Sans anti-Comic Sans fight.

ok.
Many scratchers like the clean look of Segoe UI, maybe that could be the font?

Blueinkproductions

VoltageGames wrote:
djdolphin wrote:
I'm not saying Comic Sans itself is ugly; I just don't like using handwritten or extremely bold fonts on webpages, and I thought the end result was ugly compared to the current style. Saying “ugly ones” was a little ambiguous. The fonts are just fine when they're used appropriately. But let's not turn this whole topic into another pro-Comic Sans anti-Comic Sans fight.
ok.
Many scratchers like the clean look of Segoe UI, maybe that could be the font?

No. Many computers don't have that font, but then again it is possible to set multiple fonts in the CSS. I also don't like it stylistically.

ev3commander

l support, but how can ST change the font? It wouId be difficult.

Try finding the fake uppercase i's and Iowercase L's.

djdolphin

ev3commander wrote:
l support, but how can ST change the font? It wouId be difficult.

Try finding the fake uppercase i's and Iowercase L's.

It just requires one small tweak in the css to change the font. The fake l is in would, and the first letter in an l, not an I. I have x-ray font vision.

Many scratchers like the clean look of Segoe UI, maybe that could be the font?

Segoe UI costs $$$$$ to license.

Last edited by djdolphin (June 12, 2014 12:06:29)

seanbobe

capital I shoild look like this (ignore .s)____
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Last edited by seanbobe (June 12, 2014 17:27:31)

Firedrake969

What about Times New Roman?

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