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Signal letters fonts

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2020 7:09 pm
by DingoPD
Would you folks please consider changing the font on the signals a bit? It is really hard to tell which one of them is zero, O or Q.
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I think making the Q more pronounced, and strike thru zero would do it:
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Thanks :)

Re: Signal letters fonts

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2020 7:38 pm
by valneq
+1
How about a monospaced font for the signals?

Re: Signal letters fonts

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 7:29 am
by DingoPD
valneq wrote: Wed Sep 30, 2020 7:38 pm +1
How about a monospaced font for the signals?
In vanilla you only see 1 character per signal button, would it make any difference ?

Re: Signal letters fonts

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:47 am
by ickputzdirwech
DingoPD wrote: Thu Oct 01, 2020 7:29 am
valneq wrote: Wed Sep 30, 2020 7:38 pm +1
How about a monospaced font for the signals?
In vanilla you only see 1 character per signal button, would it make any difference ?
You are right, it doesn’t have to be a monospace font. But a lot of monospace fonts also have the property the OP is asking for: easy to distinguish letters.

Re: Signal letters fonts

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 6:11 pm
by DingoPD
Ahh, makes sense, other that Consolas in kitty, i don't really come in contact with monospace fonts. Thanks for the clarification. :)

Re: Signal letters fonts

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 12:10 pm
by repne-scasb
Old topic I know, but wanted to link my mod here: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/rs-better-zero
It changes the zero signal (but currently not the Q signal) to be more different from the O signal.
EDIT: Now it changes the Q signal too

Re: Signal letters fonts

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 3:59 pm
by vangrunz
+1 & installed, don't mind the old thread if the topic is still up-to-date.

The modified zero is also known as the EDP zero. Since I grew up with MS-DOS & monospace fonts I'll write it that way by hand, too, not to confuse similar signs.

Re: Signal letters fonts

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 11:31 pm
by DingoPD
repne-scasb wrote: Mon Mar 06, 2023 12:10 pm Old topic I know, but wanted to link my mod here: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/rs-better-zero
It changes the zero signal (but currently not the Q signal) to be more different from the O signal.
EDIT: Now it changes the Q signal too
You the man! Thanks :D