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Improve logo icon legibility in Waybar

Open nqst opened this issue 4 months ago • 4 comments

The current Omarchy logo glyph renders well at larger sizes but becomes a bit blurry and harder to recognize at smaller scales, which is noticeable in Waybar.

This PR updates the glyph for small-scale rendering. It looks sharper while remaining recognizable.

Preview

Before:

before@2x

After:

after@2x

This improves legibility in Omarchy’s Waybar and fastfetch without affecting the larger logo.

[!NOTE] I wasn’t able to test this directly in Omarchy. The update was verified in font preview and the glyph keeps the same codepoint (\ue900), but it would be very helpful if someone could confirm the result and, if possible, attach a screenshot.

Related: #1017 (cc @tahayvr)

nqst avatar Aug 29 '25 18:08 nqst

The 'before' is how the Omarchy icon should be. The 'After' changes the design proportions and turns it into something else.

tahayvr avatar Aug 29 '25 18:08 tahayvr

it does seem more legible. every time i look in the upper left unfortunately it looks like a broken icon or something. in fastfetch tho i think it looks great.

ColtonIdle avatar Aug 29 '25 20:08 ColtonIdle

Just looks blurry, not a good design if it does not scale

weierfischen avatar Aug 30 '25 06:08 weierfischen

The 'before' is how the Omarchy icon should be. The 'After' changes the design proportions and turns it into something else.

I see your point. I've tried another version that's closer to the original but a little more readable at small sizes.

Would you be open to small adjustments, or do you feel strongly about keeping it as is?

comparison@2x

nqst avatar Sep 01 '25 08:09 nqst

Finally tested it on a real machine with Omarchy.

Here's the current version:

current-glyph@1x

And here's the new version (updated after @tahayvr's feedback):

updated-glyph@1x

I've also pushed the updated TTF file.

nqst avatar Sep 08 '25 19:09 nqst

nice. i still prefer the "bolder" variant, but this is a step in the right direction.

ColtonIdle avatar Sep 08 '25 19:09 ColtonIdle

First installed Omarchy couple of days ago and I thought the logo glyph was broken initially and that the glyph was actually a placeholder to indicate broken/missing. It looks ok now but probably due to me changing the monitor scale. Could be an issue for those of us running older monitors.

silentjay avatar Sep 10 '25 09:09 silentjay

Appreciate the effort, but I prefer the original in this case. The waybar is open for changing for anyone who needs something else, but we'll treat 2x resolution as the primary optimization target.

dhh avatar Sep 14 '25 17:09 dhh