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Fix poor typography _on mac_

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JP Hastings-Spital 2024-03-15 15:08:32 +00:00
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@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ body {
position:relative; position:relative;
margin: 0; margin: 0;
padding: 0; padding: 0;
font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Roboto", font-family: sans-serif;
"Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.07em;
font-display: auto; font-display: auto;
font-size: 1rem; font-size: 1rem;
line-height: 1.54; line-height: 1.54;

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I really enjoyed watching this! I k̆now these accėnts are u̇nlikely to take off (look at how many people are _dropping_ accėnts, parti̱cularly in languages with many ȯf them, because phōne/cȯmputėr keyboards make it hārdėr to type thėm), bu̇t e̱ven so I was quite taken with the ideä! (As you cȧn see frȯm all thė diäcritics!) I really enjoyed watching this! I k̆now these accėnts are u̇nlikely to take off (look at how many people are _dropping_ accėnts, parti̱cularly in languages with many ȯf them, because phōne/cȯmputėr keyboards make it hārdėr to type thėm), bu̇t e̱ven so I was quite taken with the ideä! (As you cȧn see frȯm all thė diäcritics!)
_(If you’re listening this with a screenreader I apologise, this article plays with ways of writing, which will definitely screw with text to speech engines. Use the link at the top to listen to me reading it instead!)_ > (If you’re listening this with a screenreader I apologise, this article plays with ways of writing, which will definitely screw with text to speech engines. Use the link at the top to listen to me reading it instead!)
_(Oops, more problems — it seems as though my site's font doesn't correctly render the macron below or the breve — they're all offset! While I look for a fix I hope this still makes sense!)_
The diäcritical ma̱rks Rob suggests āre: The diäcritical ma̱rks Rob suggests āre:
@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ The diäcritical ma̱rks Rob suggests āre:
| --- | --- | --- | --- | | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| k̆now | Brēve | Silent letters | double tilde after: `k~~` | | k̆now | Brēve | Silent letters | double tilde after: `k~~` |
| accėnt | Overdot | Vowels pronounced with schwa: “uh” | double period after: `e..` | | accėnt | Overdot | Vowels pronounced with schwa: “uh” | double period after: `e..` |
| phōne | Ma̱cron (abȯve) | Long vowels | double caret after: `pho^^ne ` | | phōne | Ma̱cron (abȯve) | Long vowels | double caret after: `o^^` |
| dire̱ctly | Ma̱cron below | Emphasised vowels | double underscore after: `e__` | | dire̱ctly | Ma̱cron below | Emphasised vowels | double underscore after: `e__` |
| naïve | Diaë̱resis | Pronounce vowels distinctly | (Already available; alt-u before: `¨i`) | | naïve | Diaë̱resis | Pronounce vowels distinctly | (Already available; alt-u before: `¨i`) |
@ -45,6 +43,6 @@ I’ve also I’ve used ȧ diaë̱resis in “dēfinïtely” ȧbȯve, to in
Finally, bėfore this tu̇rns into ȧ full rant, what about vowels thȧt only need elongation because ȯf my accent? Exāmple is ȧ great… exāmple. Dȯ my Northėr̆n friends write “example” and fork the written language? Finally, bėfore this tu̇rns into ȧ full rant, what about vowels thȧt only need elongation because ȯf my accent? Exāmple is ȧ great… exāmple. Dȯ my Northėr̆n friends write “example” and fork the written language?
Lots ȯf fu̇n 😄 Lots ȯf fu̇n 😄
[^1]: I wanted tȯ make it easy tȯ write these characters while I wȧs penning this ārticle, so put together ȧ [“Text Rėpla̱cemėnt” plist](./accent-replacements.plist). If you’re on macOS you cȧn visit System Settings → Keyboard → Text Rėplācemėnts, then right click and import these to use the shortcuts in the table ȧbȯve. [^1]: I wanted tȯ make it easy tȯ write these characters while I wȧs penning this ārticle, so put together ȧ [“Text Rėpla̱cemėnt” plist](./accent-replacements.plist). If you’re on macOS you cȧn visit System Settings → Keyboard → Text Rėplācemėnts, then right click and import these to use the shortcuts in the table ȧbȯve.