On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 12:13:17AM +0200, Robin Turner wrote:
> Nirmal Govind wrote:
> >>Or install the cm-super fonts, an (almost) complete type 1 replacement
> >>of the computer modern fonts:
> >>http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/ps-type1/cm-super/
> >>
> >>Jürgen.
> >>
> >
> >
> >I just did this (warning: cm-super package is a pretty big file ~ 65MB
> >in rpm format) and yes, the PDF output on screen is a lot better..
> >however, in print, they still are a bit too light just like the CM
> >fonts.. I wish they would release a 600DPI compatible version of these
> >fonts.
> >
> Am I alone in liking the lightness of Computer Modern? I often print
> out CM documents at 600dpi and I like the almost ethereal quality. In
> contrast, I recently PDFed a Word document in Times New Roman because I
> couldn't be bothered to do the reformatting necessary to import-export
> it through LyX (wv doesn't handle tables terribly well). I found the
> output really heavy and black (to be fair, times new Roman is a copy of
> Times Roman, which is a newspaper font, not a book font, so the
> requirements are different). Call me a Knuth fanatic, but CM is still
> the most aesthetically pleasing font I've ever seen (I'm not talking
> about fancy fonts here, though I wish Knuth had done a version of
> half-uncial).
>
> Robin
No, you're not alone. I like CM too.
Best regards,
---Kayvan
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