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# ReadMe
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This is OpenDyslexic, recreated in SIL-OFL. antijingoist/opendyslexic will be the official OpenDyslexic repo. It is an opensource typeface that aims to help with some of the symptoms of dyslexia, as defined by the DSM-V.
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## Why?
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The Bitstream license was too restrictive, and my attempts at clarifying what was allowed (pretty much anything) just confused everything even more. I should have also done it from the start.
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Also.... <sub>easier to correct some mistakes when starting from scratch.</sub>
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## Styles
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OpenDyslexic, in Regular, Bold, Italic, and BoldItalic. Also, OpenDyslexic Mono, and OpenDyslexic Rounded: intentionally lower contrast.
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## Features?
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* Not Comic Sans (J/K I like Comic Sans)
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* OpenDyslexic aims to use unique letter shapes to make recognizing text easier.
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* Longer ascenders and descenders to better distinguish caps, lowercase, and similar lowercase letters.
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* Bolder bottoms of letters to communicate orientation, and better help differentiate between letters like pqdb. Similar to having an underlined _6_ so the similar looking 6 and 9 can be told apart in a game.
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* Bolder punctuation shows more clearly.
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* Wider spacing for easier tracking.
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* Lower contrast design to help with glare/blindness: the occasional blank paper with text on it.
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* Larger space between lines.
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OpenDyslexic now also includes:
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* Color symbols and punctuation
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* More characters. I tried to include it all.
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## Submissions
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Open-Dyslexic submissions were messy because they mostly came in compiled typeface files, creating a lot of work in comparing files, properly pulling them from the compiled typeface and moving them over to the app native source being used.
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As such, submissions are accepted as long as:
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* it's provided as a pull request against the typeface source
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* it's submitted as an SVG document
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## Allowed uses:
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_see OFL-FAQ.txt_
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## Re-hosting
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KISS. If you put it on a CDN to share, let me know, and I can include links.
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## Sharing Products
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I'll work on a submission process for this. E-mail wasn't the best place to receive these. In the meantime.... support.abbiecod.es
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## Attribution
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_the OFL-FAQ.txt document is fantastic at frequently asked questions, and it contains information about this also. :)_
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If you _need_ my *preferred* attribution method:
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* Include name, typeface name and URL so others know where to find it.
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## Privacy policy
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Typefaces don't gather any information, so no need to worry about that.
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Everything from downloads to websites are provided by the service.
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## Filling out school/business forms
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If you need a form for your school or business, create a support request (support.abbiecod.es) and please be patient. 🤞🏼 You can speed up turn around time by asking for the information you need for the form separately, or pre-filling the parts you know.
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Some of these forms are upwards of 20 pages of information that needs to be filled out yearly.
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