Bug#396906: ITP: inconsolata -- Monospace font designed for code listings

[Nicolas Spalinger <nicolas_spalinger@sil.org>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

* 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.