On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 07:55:22AM +0100, Matthew Seaman wrote:
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> On 29/05/2010 22:11:07, Gary Kline wrote:
> > guys,
> >
> > given the depth and wide scope of knoweldge on this list, i'm
> > hoping that somebody can clue me in on font stuff... BUT:
> > the fonts i'm interested in have to work with openoffice.
>
> Any truetype or postscript font should work with OOo. I believe OOo
> will pick up whatever is available system-wide nowadays. If not, there
> will be an admin app you can use to add your font to the repertoire it
> knows about. Last time I used it, it vaguely recall it was called
> "sadmin," but that was a long time ago now.
there WAS a font-adding 'wizard' that added OO fonts; i cant
find it now. google may help me. [[just is an aside, but
i've always appreciated the artistic part of creating a
typeface. i prefer the serif fonts --in general-- just
wondering which is among the best choices for a Long book...
>
> Note that this controls what OOo wll display to you on-screen. You make
> not get exactly the same font on a printout, depending on the make and
> model of your printer.
>
yeah, found this out a long time ago. but here is a question
for you or anyone else who may be hardware savvy.
according to one fellow, the top display shows only 72dpi;
that is why sans serif [like arial] render better than, say,
times. does this still hold?
> > first, i'm looking for a font that is apropos for long
> > manscripts. printed. books rather than newspapers or other
> > ink+paper material. to me, GEorgia works quite nicely for
> > my book "JOURNEY." but am wondering if there is such a thing as
> > a semi-bold [or darker than usual regular] typeface.
>
> I'm quite partial to Gentium as a well proportioned, easy to read serif
> font. It's not very dark on the page though -- from a distance a sheet
> of Gentium text appears noticably lighter than many other fonts.
no doubt due to thinner lines in the stems and so on. my
father did display signage for stores; i remember the design
books. one reason i like aheavier typeface is my
eyesight--MAYBE. i have discovered thst if the print is
widely spaced [[increased leading]] i can read even small
type easily. i don't think we evolved to read text, :-)
>
> > i hope you're all sitting down now; i'm ready to pay for this
> > font. --hope nodybody fell over :)
>
> You might want to take a look at
> http://www.sil.org/computing/catalog/show_software_catalog.asp?by=cat&name=Font
> - -- I've already mentioned their Gentium font, but Charis SIL and Doulos
> SIL looks promising too[*]. There isn't a port for either of those last
> two but you can look at the type-sample PDFs. Whipping a port together
> shouldn't be too much trouble.
>
around 1998 i did a port of enscript fonts. the best one
that were free, complete [iso-5589-1] and public. maybe i
can add the font to my ports. i think i upgraded it twice.
the enscript methodology used to be the only way of using
these fonts in my collection, but no more!
thanks much,
gary
> Cheers,
>
> Matthew
>
> [*] These are the people to go to if you are desperate for a font based
> on Sudanese camel branding marks...
>
gotcha. actually i'm looking for a typeface based on yak's
molars; what can i say?
> - --
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