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Hi to all<BR><BR>> From: peter@nermander.se<BR><BR>> There are so many variables to look for, don't the different sites<BR>> offering free fonts have some kind of review system where you can get<BR>> hints on whether a font is good or not? (The problem might be that<BR>> people who just use the font in PowerPoint for their birthday poster<BR>> might think the font rocks, while it lacks glyphs essential to the<BR>> majority of the world.)<BR><BR>** It's always the question about free fonts and not for Scribus only. A topic existing<BR>not so far of this one. Several problems can occur using free fonts but, <BR>not only with, same troubles existing with some commercial ones too :-)<BR>
as many mails I received...<BR>Anyway, fonts like junicode, SIL ones are well suited in building terms.<BR><BR>> Maybe that is what would be needed, a community based review system<BR>> for free fonts? Probably needs to separate technical and readability<BR>> issues from aesthetic issues.<BR><BR>** Good idea, you are right to separate font technology and "rendering" <BR>with font DTP art use. That being said, font OS rasterizer is to considerate, <BR>windobe not uses freetype by default ;-)<BR>
Aesthetic issues only for uses as titling effects, bodies text, kind of document, <BR>
not with a beauty notation, since what I like is not what you like... So difficult.<BR><BR>> I think making a complete check of a font would take many days of<BR>> work. Just checking that all the glyphs are in the right places<BR>> probably takes a couple of days. Then checking kerning tables and<BR>> things like that....<BR><BR>** check of a complete family takes something like 15 days to 2 months, <BR>more for a collection, but dépending of the character set range coverering the font too.<BR>I process using Scribus and false text by langage for each style. The aim is to <BR>see hint default on screen, side bearing adjustments and kerning. the second test<BR>is for printing. This one is the most important, because the only way to see how fonts<BR>work with PS interpreter to printer. <BR>The fonts made by ADF are for publication, and for scribus (not only !), in the adobe's spirit.<BR>When all is good with scribus, I know that could work in indesign, quark etc. :-)<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>>> Personally, I hate to see fonts that are difficult to read,<BR>>> even if they are attractive. For large bodies of text, you<BR>>> need a font that does not stand out as if it was part of the<BR>>> information, but rather simply lets you most easily read the<BR>>> text.<BR><BR>> Readability would be a man goal. I go most of the time for serifs, even for the headlines. <BR>> But, for example, right now I'm experimenting with thin italics. It might seem weird, <BR>> as italics are the default for emphasis for now, yet, a couple of centuries ago, italics were <BR>> the norm to write a book. Is it good? Is it bad? I have no idea.<BR><BR>** Typography and DTP "art" uses rules. Maybe interesting to learn them before all. <BR><BR><BR>Regards<BR>Hirwen<BR> </body>
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