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All modified source files are available in the `src` directory.\n\nI may eventually roll these changes into Readerly at some point. For now, I'm currently evaluating it as a separate font, and as such it co-exists alongside Readerly.\n\n## Specimen\n\n\u003cimg src=\"./specimen.svg\" width=400px\u003e\n\n## General changes\n\nThe changes made to this font are mostly to modify some of the stylistically heavy serifs that were originally part of Newsreader.\n\n- For example, many capitals have been modified, e.g. `C`, `E`, `F`, `G`, `L` and `S` have very noticeably been trimmed down.\n- Certain glyphs have been reworked: `T` is one such example, but some lowercase characters, too, like `d`, `i`, `j`, `t`, `r` and `u`. Minor adjustments have been made across the board to serifs, as well.\n- Fixed composite glyphs which were originally pre-composed in Readerly.\n- Adjusted left and right bearings after glyph modifications.\n\nDue to the size changes applied with Readerly, I figured it would be a good idea to tweak certain aspects of the serif design to make it less \"loud\" when reading books.\n\n## Building Libron\n\n### Automatic builds\n\nWhen a commit of Libron is tagged, a version is automatically released. The version number set in [VERSION](./VERSION) is used when building the font, and is embedded within the font.\n\nThe following variants are generated:\n\n- Libron for desktop (TTF)\n- Libron for [Kobo devices](https://github.com/nicoverbruggen/kobo-font-fix) (KF TTF)\n- Libron Web (WOFF2) \n\n### Building locally\n\nYou can run `./local-build.sh` if you have Podman installed to build the definitive fonts. If you have all dependencies installed locally, you can also use `./build.py` to build the font with Python.\n\n## License\n\nThis font is available under the [OFL license](./LICENSE).","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fnicoverbruggen%2Flibron","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fnicoverbruggen%2Flibron","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fnicoverbruggen%2Flibron/lists"}