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rtiangha · 08-11-2021, 12:46 PM

Once a year, I like to see if any of my fonts (especially the open source ones) have been updated. Here's what I've stumbled upon thus far; many are glyph expansions thanks to funding from Google:

Charis SIL is now at version 6.001. More glyphs. It's what JSWolf's ChareInk is based on.
Andika is also now at version 6.001. Now includes italics! According to the description: "Andika’s design takes into account the needs of beginning readers. The focus is on clear, easy-to-perceive letterforms that will not be readily confused with one another."
OpenDyslexic 2 has an rc3 version on GitHub (download it from the 'compiled' folder, not the Releases link). More glyphs. You can put this in your fonts folder and it should overwrite the built in one that's still at version 1 once you load a book.
Bitter has undergone a character expansion as well that's now called Bitter Pro that you can find on GitHub.
Lexend has also completed its Google-commissioned character expansion (still no italics though, but there is now bold) and is now called Readex Pro. It's available on GitHub.

I've also just discovered APHont, which was developed by the American Printing House for the Blind geared towards readers with low vision. Free for non-commercial use.

08-11-2021, 12:46 PM	#546
rtiangha Evangelist Posts: 495 Karma: 356531 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: 'burta, Canada Device: Kobo Glo HD	Once a year, I like to see if any of my fonts (especially the open source ones) have been updated. Here's what I've stumbled upon thus far; many are glyph expansions thanks to funding from Google: Charis SIL is now at version 6.001. More glyphs. It's what JSWolf's ChareInk is based on. Andika is also now at version 6.001. Now includes italics! According to the description: "Andika’s design takes into account the needs of beginning readers. The focus is on clear, easy-to-perceive letterforms that will not be readily confused with one another." OpenDyslexic 2 has an rc3 version on GitHub (download it from the 'compiled' folder, not the Releases link). More glyphs. You can put this in your fonts folder and it should overwrite the built in one that's still at version 1 once you load a book. Bitter has undergone a character expansion as well that's now called Bitter Pro that you can find on GitHub. Lexend has also completed its Google-commissioned character expansion (still no italics though, but there is now bold) and is now called Readex Pro. It's available on GitHub. I've also just discovered APHont, which was developed by the American Printing House for the Blind geared towards readers with low vision. Free for non-commercial use. Last edited by rtiangha; 08-11-2021 at 12:51 PM.