fonts qstns.

[Matthew Seaman]

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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.

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.

> 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.

> 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.

	Cheers,

	Matthew

[*] These are the people to go to if you are desperate for a font based
on Sudanese camel branding marks...

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