💅 Better #Unicode fonts for @Minetest 2023!

The guide was updated to accomodate more players to setup the type in Minetest to make reading more accessible to them. Don't forget about stylish and basic requirements! All downloads and instructions are included.

:boost_req: Boost and share with your #Minetest fellows. Shout-out to the creators of #Pixeloid and #OpenDyslexic fonts that let this game look better!

https://gist.github.com/vintprox/553981e6b7233b8bd0d222ce8993bb1a

@emerybrooks I'm not a publisher, I am a hobbiest writer, so perhaps I don't have a stake in this discussion, but... #Ebooks provide some very wonderful things for the #disabled community.

My ex-wife in her dying years was too weak to hold up a book and didn't have the dexterity (I don't want to get into her health issues though) to hold a book and turn pages. She could prop a tablet on her lap when she would sit up in bed to eat and read.

I had a girlfriend once who was #blind and I'm still good friends with her. If she doesn't have an ebook or other electronic form she just can't read it. Yes, there are audio books but that can be exceptionally expensive for small publishers / authors.

There's also me, myself, I'm #dyslexic -- the only 2 ways I can comfortably read a text is #audiobook or with the #opendyslexic font on a #kindle / similar #ereader / tablet. For me, yes I can see the words but it is such a cognitive load to read a paperback or hardcover that I just won't do it, it isn't worth it.

So yes, you are of course worried about #plagiarism of #AI -- I agree with you. It is a HUGE issue. However, there are legal remedies for someone using your name without consent, passing things off / impersonating you. I know that legal remedy isn't available for everyone but -- it is there. Please don't advocate for those who have difficulty reading paper books to lose the ability to do so when there are other options.

Those with disabilities are marginalized enough, if you really want to get into this issue check out the hashtags and talk to the communities that it would be impacting. Please, please, understand that many of these people just don't experience the world the way the average person does. Consider that equipment for disabled people is exceedingly expensive. For example, a #braille terminal for a #visuallyimpaired person costs almost $3000! So when there is such an easy way to get the text into the hands of a blind person ready for a screen reader or other device to read it for them, please don't advocate take it away.

@lerothas wenn du Schriftarten einfügen kannst, macht #OpenDyslexic Sinn: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDyslexic

@Tusky We added #OpenDyslexic to the #WSExport #Wikisource tool, because readers asked us to be able to generate ebooks that made use of that font.

So (as I'm not dyslexic myself), I guess it's useful! 🙂

Dislexikoei irakurketa errazteko espres prestatutako letra-tipoa da #opendyslexic
Irakurri dudanagatik, nahiko eraginkorra omen da, baino ez dut beharko lukeen inor ezagutzen. Zuek baduzue nori eskeini?

https://opendyslexic.org/

Creo que lo que más me gusta de la APP de #IceCube es que puedas poner como fuente predeterminada #OpenDyslexic.

No sabéis lo fan que soy de esta tipografía.

In https://ladigitale.dev/digislides è disponibile il tema con il font #opendyslexic @nilocram @scuola@poliverso.org @scuola@a.gup.pe #scuola #DSA

I did not know kindle had #opendyslexic font!

Minor mistake made:

Rebuilding the x120e as a spare if the Macbook Air dies.

Got a kickass 1TB SSD on sale from amazon for $50. Put it in the x120e and put #HaikuOS on it. I found some extra RAM for it and now it's @ 8GB. I think I sold my 16GB.

All it needs is a battery.

HaikuOS is fast. It's even faster on an SSD. It could be usable as a replacement for what I'm doing on the MacBook Air, after scaling it back some. #hai mastodon app? yep, minus listing it in the appstore. #OpenDyslexic, yea, lets port it to #fontforge, finally.

But I thought HaikuOS had a fontforge port... and it does, kinda? It's command-line only. Ooops. I either learn command-line fontforge, or port fontforge to HaikuOS. 😵‍💫

The kids have been sick
It has been everything
Updates when I can

#hai #opendyslexic #parenting #haiku

Жду не дождусь, чтобы выпустили шрифт #LexiaD. Это кириллический шрифт с фокусом на скорости обработки текста. Я бы потестил.

Он очень напоминает мне латинский шрифт #OpenDyslexic в дизайне букв, который я успешно использую в нескольких программах, чтобы вскользь ловить поступающую информацию - особенно сообщения в чате. Первичная фиксация далась не просто, но как привык, так чтение пошло очень быстро.

По ЛексияД я лишь могу найти несколько бумаг и видео: https://vimeo.com/772730541 :blobcatbusiness: Рекомендую посмотреть, если вам интересно как исследования проводятся и что намекает на положительные результаты замены шрифтов на LexiaD для людей с дислексией и без.

Когда пересматриваю, очень уж ЛексияД напоминает мне Comic Sans: и расстоянием между буквами, и предсказуемостью. Жаль только, что когда начинаешь чуточку размывать или уменьшать, теряется эта читаемость, чего я не испытываю с OD. На последней картинке привожу сравнение Лексии и ОД, чтобы вы увидели разницу. @rf

I've published a guide on how to set up OpenDyslexic font in @Minetest! :rickhey:

#OpenDyslexic gives off the playfulness and an intent to make reading easy for various people, including dyslectics.

https://gist.github.com/vintprox/553981e6b7233b8bd0d222ce8993bb1a

I really need to use this account more. So I guess I'll use it to do one of my favorite things! Complain!
While I'm not by any means diagnosed or even remotely certain, I've come to suspect I might have at the very least, mild #dyslexia.

So I've been looking into that as well as ways to make reading easier. ATM I have the #OpenDyslexic font implemented in Firefox and so far I'm experiencing a greater ease when it comes to reading.

(1/?)

Very pleased to see support for the #OpenDyslexic and #HyperLegible typefaces in the latest #IceCubes client. Hurrah! #Accessibility

#IceCubes not only supports #openDyslexic but also supports any damn font you have installed on your iOS device.
I've wanted a client that did that for so damn long.
It's not hard to do.
They did it and no one else did.
I can Comic Sans this shit up.
I have to remind myself I'm working on my own client. :D

@jimmygolitely there's also #OpenDyslexic: https://opendyslexic.org/ which doesn't come with a price tag.
@hildabast @tombofnull

New version of #OpenDyslexic in the App Store.

I wanted it to have an extension but there’s CORS issues I haven’t been able to wrap my head around. (That seem to only affect Safari 😵‍💫)

It has a 2-star review because people keep expecting it to override system fonts and com’on y’all, this is iOS it’s not allowed 😭😭😭
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/opendyslexic/id1513770588

New version of #OpenDyslexic in the App Store.

I wanted it to have an extension but there’s CORS issues I haven’t been able to wrap my head around. (That seem to only affect Safari 😵‍💫)

It has a 2-star review because people keep expecting it to override system fonts and com’on y’all, this is iOS it’s not allowed 😭😭😭
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/opendyslexic/id1513770588

For #OpenDyslexic, and other projects (accessibility, games and others), I'll spam updates in my #discord.

https://discord.gg/7aA7WTFw

I've been here for way too long and never posted a pinned #introduction. At least in a semi-professional sense.

I'm a freelance developer in C# and full stack web development (and other languages). I created and maintain #OpenDyslexic, a #typeface that helps with readability that is used by companies and people worldwide.

I had a TedX talk about it.

I have other software projects that you can find at https://abbiecod.es .

I keep a windows computer in my iMac G3 case.

My hobbies have included e-ink displays with my children, making a laptop in a PowerBook G3 with a Raspberry Pi with a high resolution display. And an operating system.

Right now, I maintain OpenDyslexic and am working on a #Mastodon client.