Re: [DejaVu-fonts] Redoing some Greek glyphs

[Primoz P. <pri...@gm...>]

Hi,

2006/1/26, sar...@cn... <sar...@cn...>:
>
> [...]
> > On Tuesday 24 January 2006 00:54, Keenan Pepper wrote:
> > > I don't think the pi should have the serifs on the top. The curve on
> > > the bottom right is enough to distinguish it from any other character
> > > and the serifs look out of place. I can live with it, though, and I'm
> > > sure some other people think the opposite.
> > I'm not going to do this, without it pi doesn't look good anymore.
>
> Pi should definitely have the serifs on top.  In fact I don't consider
> them
> to be serifs, but part of the upper bar of the letter.  It generally
> extends
> beyond the two vertical bars. If pi should lose something to become more
> "Sans" it should be the curve on the bottom right.  No big deal though.
>

Of course you are right: the small "overhangs" on each side of pi are not
serifs. Serifs are, by definition, smaller strokes perpendicular to the mai=
n
stroke, that were added to provide a uniform smooth finishing of the stroke
(when you carved your letters into the stone with mallet and chisel). In th=
e
case of pi, both overhangs are actually a part of the *main* horizontal
stroke.

With kind regards, Primoz