Re: [NTG-context] OT Best font for online viewing.

On Tue, 13 May 2003 14:02:50 -0400

John Culleton wrote:

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For a temporary solution I have fallen back to (drumroll) the default CM which in pdftex is the Type 1 conversion thereof. It is a bit spidery but it is handsomer than the Palladio in the viewer window. As time permits I will play with some others per your and others suggestions.

Here are CM, Bookman, Charter, Palatino, Utopia, and Georgia in one document, all 12pt:

http://home.salamander.com/~wmcclain/comparison.pdf

Charter, Utopia, and Georgia all look pretty good at screen resolution.

-Bill Now that is a useful file! One can not only admire the appearance but by checking the top line of each section get a feel for the spreadiness of the characters. The Georgia font seems to be the best, but it is a Microsoft font that comes in a PC version and a Mac version. Are both versions truetype? If so what gyrations did you go

On Tuesday 13 May 2003 03:42 pm, Bill McClain wrote: through to make it pdftex/context ready? BTW I had another ttf I was trying to use but ttf2afm can't seem to find it even if I fully qualify the name. So maybe I have to recompile ttf2afm. My binary version was found in /usr/TeX/source/bin/i686-pc-linux-gnu/ttf2afm but it doesn't seem to want to play on my system. Font-chasing reminds me of the old children's song about the bear that went over the mountain only to find another mountain in his way. TFYH John Culleton ____________________________________________________________ Free 20MB Web Site Hosting and Personalized E-mail Service! Get It Now At Doteasy.com http://www.doteasy.com/et/