At 1:27 PM -0400 10/10/06, Andrew Stiller wrote:
On Oct 10, 2006, at 7:18 AM, LEE DENGLER wrote:
The following fonts are used in this document but are not currently
available. They will be replaced by system fonts.
Big Caslon and Palatino
I am not familiar with these 2 fonts. Are they merely text fonts?
I am not clear what fonts Finale uses as a substitute.
They are both text fonts and they are "not available" because you
don't have them. It is not Finale that is offering a substitute, but
Windows, and it is proposing to substitute one or more of the fonts
that Windows uses for system messages, menu headings, etc.
Palatino used to be one of the Mac system fonts. Apple licensed it
from whoever owns it, but when OSX was introduced, all these
licensed fonts were dropped in favor of home-grown variants (Zapf
Chancery became Apple Chancery, for instance). Use Finale's Swap One
Font for Another utility (under Data Check) to change Palatino to
Times Roman.
Interesting to learn. When I converted to OS X, I apparently brought
my fonts with me, because I have Palatino and use it regularly for
printed programs. It is a more graceful design than Times (I've
never used Times Roman, so can't compare), and its italics are quite
beautiful. I also have Beanie and Black Chancery, which I use as
logo fonts for two different ensembles, and I'm pretty sure I brought
those with me, too.
Caslon is a longstanding traditional font family, but I don't have
it in my own font collection, so I can't describe it. I'm sure you
can find it online. If it turns out to be a sansserif font,
substitute Arial bold (to make it "big"); if it is a serif font,
substitute Times Roman bold.
I think Caslon was one of the original 16th century fonts, and if I
remember correctly it is a serif font. Again, Times is my workhorse
font, but not one I would choose for beauty. I just noticed that I
have something called Big Caslon, which I've never used, and it's
definitely a serif font and rather striking but with very close
spacing between letters. I may play with it in times to come.
John
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