Re: al niente / de niente - was Re: (no subject)

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Erlend Aasland wrote:

> I made a quick hack for this just for fun (I'm sure Han-Wen would 
> implement it more properly, especially the font); see the attached patch 
> and test case.
>
> (I suspect that the circles are a bit misplaced, but as I said this is 
> just a quick hack).

Actually, it doesn't look bad.  Do you want to work on this further so I 
can include the patch?


For the n glyph,

- the thickness of both stems should be better in balance. the left one 
should be heavier, or the right one lighter.

- the hole should be a bit wider.

To properly balance it, you need to print it (on paper, not on screen) 
out next to other glyphs from the font (but not f and p, since they are 
extra heavy).

For the circle: use a circle output routine (see easy-notation.cc)

- the property should have a graphical name. eg. something like 
'circled-tip

- this can be folded into one statement.

  if ((grow_dir > 0) && !broken[LEFT])
+       mol.add_at_edge (X_AXIS, LEFT, Stencil (circle), 0, 0);
+      if ((grow_dir < 0) && !broken[RIGHT])
+       mol.add_at_edge (X_AXIS, RIGHT, Stencil (circle), 0, 0);


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