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How and Why I Built fontfamily.io

zachleat
November 11, 2014

How and Why I Built fontfamily.io

zachleat

November 11, 2014
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  1. //  *nix   >  fc-­‐list   //  Mac  OS  X

     Mavericks   http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5944   //  Mac  OS  X  Snow  Leopard   http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5154   //  Windows:   http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/product.aspx   //  Windows  8   http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/product.aspx?PID=164   //  Windows  7   http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/product.aspx?PID=161 https://github.com/zachleat/font-family-reunion/blob/master/artifacts/source-list.txt
  2. ALSO TESTS TO SEE IF FONT-FAMILY MATCHES ONE OF: •

    serif • sans-serif • monospace • fantasy • cursive
  3. LESS RELIABLE WITH FONTS THAT ONLY MAP CHARACTERS NOT USED

    IN THE TEST STRING NON-ASCII CHARACTERS