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# Installation
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- [Install from release](#install-from-release)
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- [Build from source](#build-from-source)
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- [Verification](#verification)
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- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
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## Install from release
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1. Grab the latest release from the
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[releases](https://github.com/NerdyPepper/scientifica/releases)
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page.
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2. Extract the release package:
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```shell
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tar xzf scientifica-v1.2.tar.gz
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```
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3. You may install either the `ttf`s or the `otb`s or the
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`bdf`s
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```shell
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# ttfs are recommended
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cp ttf/* ~/.local/share/fonts/
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# but you may install the otbs if you want to
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cp otb/* ~/.local/share/fonts
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# bdfs are not recommendedk
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cp bdf/* ~/.local/share/fonts
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```
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## Build from source
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Requirements:
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- java
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- [BitsNPicas](https://github.com/kreativekorp/bitsnpicas)
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- [fontforge](https://fontforge.org)
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- python3
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On Debian based distros, you can install all requirements
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```
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sudo apt install openjdk-8-jdk openjdk-8-jre python3 fontforge
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curl -o BitsNPicas.jar "https://github.com/kreativekorp/bitsnpicas/blob/master/downloads/BitsNPicas.jar"
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```
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1. Open `build.sh` and change variable `BNP` to the full
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path to the BitsNPicas `jar` file.
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# for example.:
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export BNP="/home/nerdypepper/downloads/BitsNPicas.jar"
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```
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2. Run `build.sh`
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3. If everything went well, you will find the generated font
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files under the `build` folder.
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4. Continue with step 3 of "Install from release"
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## Verification
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Check if your installation procedure was a success:
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1. Run `fc-list | grep sci`
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2. If the output is **not** null, congrats!
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3. Proceed to [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting) if the output is empty
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## Troubleshooting
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try a couple of things:
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- use `ttf` variant instead of the `otb` or `bdf`
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variants
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- run `fc-cache --really-force -v` and verify again
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- open an issue, I'd love to help you out!
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# Scientifica
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Tall and condensed bitmap font for geeks.
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Scientifica is largely based on [creep](https://github.com/romeovs/creep), with a number
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of minor tweaks to improve readablity (*a matter of taste of course*).
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## What's different?
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Scientifica has a **bold** and an **italic** variant.
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`V, *, f, W, M, ~, & , i, t, a, (), [], {}`
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*Please read [this](./ligature_plugins/README.md) for instructions on ligatures.*
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## Installation
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cd /etc/fonts/conf.d/
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## TODO
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## Credits
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Most Basic Latin characters are from [creep](https://github.com/romeovs/creep) by [romeovs](https://github.com/romeovs/).
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<img src="img/sci0.png" alt="heroimage">
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# scientifica
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> Tall and condensed bitmap font for geeks.
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`scientifica` is largely based on
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[`creep`](https://github.com/romeovs/creep), with a number of
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minor tweaks to improve readability (*a matter of taste of
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course*). Most characters are just 4px wide, which is brilliant for
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## What's new?
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- Scaleable `ttf` format
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- Raster formats: `otb` and `bdf`
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- **Bold** and *Italic* variants
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- New Characters to the following unicode blocks:
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* Geometric Shapes
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* Arrows
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* Miscellaneous Technical
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* Miscellaneous Symbols
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* Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A
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* Private Use Area (Powerline symbols)
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* Mathematical Operators
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* Box Drawings
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- Revamped characters: `V, *, f, W, M, ~, & , i, t, a, (), [], {}`
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## Gallery
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| Programming | Box Drawings | Latin, Polish, Slovakian, French, German | Powerline glyphs |
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## Installation
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Installation instructions have been moved to
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[`INSTALL.md`](INSTALL.md)
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## Credits
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Most Basic Latin characters are from
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[creep](https://github.com/romeovs/creep) by
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[romeovs](https://github.com/romeovs/).
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Creep has been optimized for linux terminals by
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[raymond-w-ko](https://github.com/raymond-w-ko/). Check out
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his version [here](https://github.com/raymond-w-ko/creep2).
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Some characters are based on
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[Lemon](http://artwizaleczapka.sourceforge.net/).
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Thanks to the creators of [Font
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Forge](https://fontforge.github.io/en-US/) for, well,
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creating fontforge.
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