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
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
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
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)
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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
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
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
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
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
* 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
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
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
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