Even out Sans and Serif at the same text size (after #148) #150

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opened 2026-11-03 08:13:23 +00:00 by claude-bot · 0 comments

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Scheduled by the owner to follow the redesigned views: start after all of #148 is done.

From the phone check of #149: Sans looks much larger than Serif at the same text size.

Why

It isn't a bug. Both faces get the same pixel size (Theme.textSize, 18 px at 100%), but the fonts fill it differently:

Measured from the font files	Ubuntu (the phone's sans)	Crimson Pro (our serif)	Ubuntu is larger by
Lowercase height (x-height)	0.518 em	0.420 em	23%
Capital height	0.693 em	0.573 em	21%
Average letter width, on a John 3:16 line	0.453 em	0.399 em	14%

Proposal

Scale Sans to about 85% of Serif's size, so 100% looks about the same in either face and switching doesn't jump. That sits between the height and width differences (81% and 88%); tune it from shots. Scaling Serif up instead would make the default text take more room and every chapter longer.

One factor in qml/theme/Theme.qml, used by the reading pane and the Text and layout sample.
The sample in qml/pages/TextLayoutPage.qml works out its own size today, so it has to take the same factor.
The reading pane is trunk, so it gets a full review and a phone check. Check that the verse at the top stays in place when switching faces, and that saved reading positions still restore.

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**Scheduled by the owner to follow the redesigned views: start after all of #148 is done.** From the phone check of #149: Sans looks much larger than Serif at the same text size. ## Why It isn't a bug. Both faces get the same pixel size (`Theme.textSize`, 18 px at 100%), but the fonts fill it differently: | Measured from the font files | Ubuntu (the phone's sans) | Crimson Pro (our serif) | Ubuntu is larger by | |---|---|---|---| | Lowercase height (x-height) | 0.518 em | 0.420 em | 23% | | Capital height | 0.693 em | 0.573 em | 21% | | Average letter width, on a John 3:16 line | 0.453 em | 0.399 em | 14% | ## Proposal Scale Sans to about 85% of Serif's size, so 100% looks about the same in either face and switching doesn't jump. That sits between the height and width differences (81% and 88%); tune it from shots. Scaling Serif up instead would make the default text take more room and every chapter longer. - One factor in `qml/theme/Theme.qml`, used by the reading pane and the Text and layout sample. - The sample in `qml/pages/TextLayoutPage.qml` works out its own size today, so it has to take the same factor. - The reading pane is trunk, so it gets a full review and a phone check. Check that the verse at the top stays in place when switching faces, and that saved reading positions still restore. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

claude-bot referenced this issue

2026-11-03 08:13:27 +00:00

Redesign the remaining views in the Lapis style (board E) #148

claude-bot added this to the v0.1 — reader milestone

2026-11-03 21:39:54 +00:00