On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 02:52:27PM +0900, Shigeru Miyata wrote:
> I've also read the users-list discussion. Clearly the outcome
> can be summarized to:
> - if a user doesn't read the documentation of TeX/LyX,
> then s/he won't get a optimal outputs;
This is an important issue. Even though I wrote a comprehensive explanation
of bitmap/outline fonts in Extended.lyx, questions on this subject are still
frequently asked on lyx-users.
> - ae produces suboptimal results if a user has either
> installed a commercial EC fonts or tune up Metafont
In that case the user should replace the ae package by a dummy package.
> parameter correctly to suit his/her devices.
> So, it is fine to add an intuitive font set up dialog, but the
> default should be left as is.
The is really no reason to use bitmap fonts (if your printer drivers are
buggy, then update them [or perhaps the bug is in acroread ?]).
But if other people don't agree with me, I suggest that the font button should
let you chose from 3 options
- Computer Modern (default)
- Computer Modern (outline)
- Adobe fonts
with the 1st option being the default.
However, I still think that the default should be 2: the number of user who
need to use bitmap fonts is probably very small.
