[Pkg-fonts-bugs] ITP: inconsolata -- Monospace font designed for code listings

[Nicolas Spalinger]

* Package name    : ttf-inconsolata
   Version         : 001.000
   Upstream Author : Raph Levien
* URL             : http://www.levien.com/type/myfonts/inconsolata.html
* License         : Open Font License
   Description     : Monospace font designed for code listings

A monospace font, designed for code listings by Raph Levien.
Completion of this font is being generously sponsored by the TeX Users 
Group Development Fund.

First and foremost, Inconsolata is a humanist sans design. I strove for 
the clarity and clean lines of Adrian Frutiger's Avenir (the lowercase 
"a", in particular, pays homage to this wonderful design), but also 
looked to Morris Fuller Benton's Franklin Gothic family for guidance on 
some of my favorite glyphs, such as lowercase "g" and "S", and, most 
especially, the numerals.

Some details will be most apparent in print, such as the subtle curves 
in lowercase "t", "v", "w", and "y". Inconsolata also borrows 
"micro-serifs" from some Japanese Gothic fonts, which enhance the 
appearance of crispness and legibility.

Inconsolata is a work in progress.