Re: [NTG-context] What are the best fonts to use

2011-03-16 Thread Christian
Good point. Metadata of the font says its licene can be found here: http://www.adobe.com/type/legal.html Be sure to read it. It's probably best to check with Adobe before using it commercially or just buying it. But at least you can try out the font in context, which is already a plus. Other com

Re: [NTG-context] What are the best fonts to use

2011-03-16 Thread Taco Hoekwater
On 16 mrt. 2011, at 17:51, Christian wrote: > And finally: Your budget. Are you willing to buy fonts? That would probably > come in at 30-60 bucks (but that's nothing if you are serious aboutt your > book). If not, some of the above can be obtained for free (still being > commercial fonts, e

Re: [NTG-context] What are the best fonts to use

2011-03-16 Thread Christian
Hi, I recently started to dabble in typography. There's a lot to learn there. The proposed book sure is a good start, but there are also lots of online resources (e.g. www.typophile.com - their forum is filled with interesting discussions about your question). What I've learned in the last mont

Re: [NTG-context] What are the best fonts to use

2011-03-16 Thread Charles Doherty
Thank you Hraban, It is falling into place now. Charlie On 16 Mar 2011, at 13:18, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: > But use "bp" instead of "pt" - TeX's point is smaller than a PostScript > point, we had that recently... > see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_(typography) ___

Re: [NTG-context] What are the best fonts to use

2011-03-16 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
Am 2011-03-16 um 13:59 schrieb Willi Egger: Graphic designers describe in this way the font-size and linespacing. So one can do things like this: \definedfont[Baskerville at 11pt]\setupinterlinespace[line=12.5pt]... But use "bp" instead of "pt" - TeX's point is smaller than a PostScript po

Re: [NTG-context] What are the best fonts to use

2011-03-16 Thread Charles Doherty
Ah Willi, It is quite clear now. I did think along those lines but wasn't sure. Thank you very much, Charlie On 16 Mar 2011, at 12:59, Willi Egger wrote: > Hi, > > Graphic designers describe in this way the font-size and linespacing. > > So one can do things like this: > > \definedfont[Bask

Re: [NTG-context] What are the best fonts to use

2011-03-16 Thread Willi Egger
Hi, Graphic designers describe in this way the font-size and linespacing. So one can do things like this: \definedfont[Baskerville at 11pt]\setupinterlinespace[line=12.5pt]... Willi On 16 Mar 2011, at 13:50, Charles Doherty wrote: > Dear all, > > In light of the question on fonts I have wond

Re: [NTG-context] What are the best fonts to use

2011-03-16 Thread Charles Doherty
Dear all, In light of the question on fonts I have wondered how ConTeXt deals with this Monotype Baskerville 11/12.5 pt or Monotype 11 on 12 point Bembo that I see at the beginning of books. Are there commands to achieve this. There probably are but I haven't recognised them. Thanks, Charl

Re: [NTG-context] What are the best fonts to use

2011-03-16 Thread Curiouslearn
Cecil, thanks for asking this question. Even though the answers may/will be subjective, it is quite likely that there are people here who have given some thought to font choice. I agree with previous responses that reading a book on typography would certainly be helpful. Nevertheless, I am interest

Re: [NTG-context] What are the best fonts to use

2011-03-14 Thread David Rogers
* Cecil Westerhof [2011-03-14 12:44]: At the moment I use for my ebook: \usetypescript[palatino][texnansi] \setupbodyfont[palatino,rm,12pt] Does not look to bad, but layout is not my forte. So if people have tips about the fonts to use, I like to hear them. Do you use other fonts when using a

Re: [NTG-context] What are the best fonts to use

2011-03-14 Thread Pontus Lurcock
On Mon 14 Mar 2011, Cecil Westerhof wrote: > At the moment I use for my ebook: > \usetypescript[palatino][texnansi] > \setupbodyfont[palatino,rm,12pt] > > Does not look to bad, but layout is not my forte. So if people have > tips about the fonts to use, I like to hear them. A discussion about ‘b

[NTG-context] What are the best fonts to use

2011-03-14 Thread Cecil Westerhof
At the moment I use for my ebook: \usetypescript[palatino][texnansi] \setupbodyfont[palatino,rm,12pt] Does not look to bad, but layout is not my forte. So if people have tips about the fonts to use, I like to hear them. Do you use other fonts when using a printed book? -- Cecil Westerhof __