[DejaVu-bugs] [Bug 69237] New: DejaVu Sans Mono Enhancement Request: Modification needed for "1" character

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69237

          Priority: medium
            Bug ID: 69237
          Assignee: dejavu-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
           Summary: DejaVu Sans Mono Enhancement Request: Modification
                    needed for "1" character
          Severity: enhancement
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: All
          Reporter: wrkerr at gmail.com
          Hardware: All
            Status: NEW
           Version: unspecified
         Component: Mono Sans
           Product: DejaVu

Created attachment 85660
  --> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=85660&action=edit
DejaVu Mono 8 Point Rendering "l" and "1"

DejaVu Version 2.33
Operating System: Windows 7

I have found DejaVu Sans Mono to be one of the best typefaces for my coding
purposes. I particularly love how readable yet compact it is at small sizes.
I've had difficultly though with the "1" character. I find that this character
seems to me to be nearly indistinguishable from the typical "l" character form
used in many other monospaced typefaces including the unfortunately ubiqutious
Courier New.
The downward slant of the top serif on DejaVu Sans Mono is subtle enough that
on my display at point sizes lower than 11 it is rendered as a horizontal
serif, just like the 'l' character in other typefaces. At point sizes 11 and
greater, the serif properly renders as a descending serif. Since I typically
code in an 8 or 9 point font, this is problematic.
In my perception, a "1" formed more similarly to that of the Liberation Sans
Mono typeface would resolve this issue and would better fit better with the
overall design approach of the typeface by being clearly readable at all
sizes--it could no longer be confused with any other character. This would
include a leftward serif from the top of the character which is clearly
descending from the main line of the glyph, regardless of size.

I've attached a few screenshots of the characters "l" and "1" rendered on my
system in Notepad++ in a variety of typefaces at the 8 point size. Notice the
similarity between the DejaVu Sans Mono "1" and the "l" of the other typefaces.
Also notice how much more distinguishable the "1" character is in the typefaces
which make use of a clearly descending top serif.

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