Hi :) +1 Actually i suspect most people here are more familiar with handling font problems than i am. I was quite chuffed with myself for quickly giving up on trying to match their font and going my own route. Even better when i found that people liked it.
It just looked like you guys were working too hard at being perfect when a cheating way might have been "good enough". Regards from Tom :) >________________________________ > From: Jean Weber <[email protected]> >To: Tom Davies <[email protected]> >Cc: klaus-jürgen weghorn ol <[email protected]>; Documentation LibreOffice ><[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, 16 February 2013, 23:24 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Cover for 4.0 > >I think we can deal with the font issue, Tom. We're not entirely >ignorant on the topic. >--Jean > >On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi :) >> If you can't match the font easily then why not just use a different font? >> Ubuntu font has a good license but there are plenty of choices i'm sure! Is >> the png in layers with the 4 on a separate layer or is it going to be tough? >> If it's going to be tough the perhaps leave the 4 as it is and add the sub >> point in a deliberately different font in a different colour as though >> scrawled on? >> >> I had to modify a poster to show extended deadline for a competition and >> display it on 'my' company's website. Using something like comic sans (or >> something) in that way made it instantly clear to people and saved a lot of >> apologies and lengthy descriptions >> Regards from >> Tom :) >> >> >>>________________________________ >>> From: klaus-jürgen weghorn ol <[email protected]> >>>To: Documentation LibreOffice <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Saturday, 16 February 2013, 21:10 >>>Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Cover for 4.0 >>> >>>Hi Jean, >>>Am 16.02.2013 18:22, schrieb Jean Weber: >>>> Also, I think the "4" (or perhaps the whole "4.0") should be bigger. --Jean >>> >>>After not getting the original png I made a screenshot and redraw it. >>>The 4.0 is that small. And it seems they use another font which I don't >>>know. >>> >>>> On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 7:57 AM, Jean Weber <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> I like your new proposal. Where can I get the SVGs for front and back? >>> >>>Added to wiki. >>>But it' s only a proposal for GS. So it needs some more work. >>> >>>>> The covers need a bit more black space at the top (above the logo) for >>>>> bleed and trimming of the printed copies. When the barcode goes on the >>>>> back cover (printed copy only), it will cover part of the words at the >>>>> bottom, so I'll need to change that a bit. I have no control over >>>>> where Lulu prints the bar code. >>>>> >>>>> --Jean >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 3:50 AM, klaus-jürgen weghorn ol >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> Hi Jean, all, >>>>>> playing a little bit with the webpage's "new design" [1] for cover and >>>>>> back of documentation 4.0: >>>>>> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/User:K-j/Drafts/Design/Front-Guide#New_design >>>>>> >>>>>> It is only a first proposal and there are some compromises to do. >>>>>> I don't know if it feels good. >>>>>> >>>>>> We should think of it, because the "Get involved" will not be in any >>>>>> kind the "LibO design". >>>>>> >>>>>> [1] https://www.libreoffice.org/#0 >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Grüße >>>>>> k-j >>>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Grüße >>>k-j >>> > >-- >Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] >Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
