RE: Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-22 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 17:09 -0800 21/2/07, Dov Isaacs wrote: Unless you standardize on a particular version of any font and enforce use of that version, you are being setup for disasters including missing text, wrong text, relayout, etc., especially when everything is supposed to come together for PDF file

RE: Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-22 Thread Dov Isaacs
-Original Message- From: Steve Rickaby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:57 AM To: Dov Isaacs; Guy K. Haas; Rene Stephenson Cc: framers@frameusers.com Subject: RE: Fonts they are a-changing . 'Is Helvetica different from Helvetica Neue

RE: Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-22 Thread Rene Stephenson
Thanks, Dov. I have asked the highest level English-speaking person in the division stateside, and at this time there is no more definitive answer. I have been advised that some of the specifics of the branding guidelines are still being debated, and the lack of granularity on the font

RE: Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-22 Thread Rene Stephenson
Thanks, Steve, for all that insight! I can use this information to help narrow my search, and also to demonstrate the importance of identifying and specifying exact fonts within the family. Coincidentally, I'm updating the company Style Guide for tech doc right now, too, so whenever we

Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-22 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 17:09 -0800 21/2/07, Dov Isaacs wrote: >Unless you standardize on a particular version of any font and enforce use of >that version, you are being setup for disasters including missing text, wrong >text, relayout, etc., especially when everything is supposed to come together >for PDF file

Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-22 Thread Dov Isaacs
> -Original Message- > From: Steve Rickaby [mailto:srickaby at wordmongers.demon.co.uk] > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:57 AM > To: Dov Isaacs; Guy K. Haas; Rene Stephenson > Cc: framers at frameusers.com > Subject: RE: Fonts they are a-changing > > .

Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-22 Thread Rene Stephenson
Thanks, Dov. I have asked the highest level English-speaking person in the division stateside, and at this time there is no more definitive answer. I have been advised that some of the specifics of the branding guidelines are still being debated, and the lack of granularity on the font

Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-22 Thread Rene Stephenson
Thanks, Steve, for all that insight! I can use this information to help narrow my search, and also to demonstrate the importance of identifying and specifying exact fonts within the family. Coincidentally, I'm updating the company Style Guide for tech doc right now, too, so whenever we

Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-21 Thread Rene Stephenson
Hi All, We've received new corporate branding from the parent company that ripples into needing to update our FM templates with a new set of fonts. The branding specifies Helvetica / Helvetica Neue for copy and Rotis Sans Serif for headings. (I hear some groaning at the already-overused

Re: Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-21 Thread Rene Stephenson
Thanks, Guy. Yeah - me, too. Maybe it's because they only sent out the preliminary branding stuff, with the final due out in April. I did ask my upline (who told me to send him the purchase info whenever I find it), jumped to another branch and went up that line, too, but no answers so far. We

Re: Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-21 Thread Guy K. Haas
Rene-- I'm surprised that The Powers That Be did not suggest/recommend/specify a source for the fonts they are mandating. Is there someone up-line you can ask? --Guy K. Haas Software Exegete in Silicon Valley Rene Stephenson wrote: Hi All, We've received new corporate branding

RE: Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-21 Thread Dov Isaacs
everything is supposed to come together for PDF file production, printing, or both. - Dov -Original Message- From: Guy K. Haas Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 12:54 PM To: Rene Stephenson Cc: framers@frameusers.com Subject: Re: Fonts they are a-changing Rene-- I'm

Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-21 Thread Rene Stephenson
Hi All, We've received new corporate branding from the "parent company" that ripples into needing to update our FM templates with a new set of fonts. The branding specifies Helvetica / Helvetica Neue for copy and Rotis Sans Serif for headings. (I hear some groaning at the already-overused

Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-21 Thread Rene Stephenson
Thanks, Guy. Yeah - me, too. Maybe it's because they only sent out the "preliminary" branding stuff, with the final due out in April. I did ask my upline (who told me to send him the purchase info whenever I find it), jumped to another branch and went up that line, too, but no answers so far.

Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-21 Thread Guy K. Haas
Rene-- I'm surprised that The Powers That Be did not suggest/recommend/specify a source for the fonts they are mandating. Is there someone up-line you can ask? --Guy K. Haas Software Exegete in Silicon Valley Rene Stephenson wrote: > Hi All, > > We've received new corporate branding

Fonts they are a-changing

2007-02-21 Thread Dov Isaacs
everything is supposed to come together for PDF file production, printing, or both. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Guy K. Haas > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 12:54 PM > To: Rene Stephenson > Cc: framers at frameusers.com > Subject: Re: Fonts they are a-