On 12/5/05, sascha brossmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/29/05, MF <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Marcelo, could you please update the README to indicate that the > > msttcorefonts from multiverse repository can also be installed to suply > > that font ? Or remove it ? What free font can we use there ? > > > > I don't think any fonts from msttcorefonts should be used for stuff like > > this. I mean, we're using Microsoft's fonts on Ubuntu cards ;) > > Seconded. Although the fonts are not exactly *by* Microsoft but mostly > by Monotype they are so closely associated with MS that their use on > Ubuntu material seems pretty contradictory. Apart from that sorry > effort Arial being on of the ultimately most horrible fonts > (non-decorative ones of acceptable technical quality, that is) one > could use here. Actually not just here but anywhere >;-> (the only > area where Arial admittedly possesses some qualities is > on-screen-readability due to its truly excellent hinting). Even MS > seem to have realised it, given that they commissioned a whole bunch > of new general-use fonts for Vista, ranging from well-done to > excellent (personal impression on first sight). > > Regarding Ubuntu communication material, i suggest switching to *Luxi > Sans* (and the accompanying Luxi Mono for fixed width type) which is > still restricted copyright (iirc it is in universe, but definitely not > in multiverse), but provides good typographical quality, a full latin > character set (non-latin type is another type of beast), and is better > suited for print than the Bitstream Vera Sans/Mono/Serif family (which > are optimised for screen use). Then, Luxi Sans can be classified as > humanist sans-serif which you might take as an indicator of what > general impression it evokes. Seems suitable, doesn't it? ;-) > > Accordingly, i started to redesign the Ubuntu business cards to give > you a more concrete idea (and provide a better alternative <g>), but > had to postpone this unfortunately until ca. the end of this week. > > best, > > sascha brossmann
Hi, really ;), and exactly for this, I have made a new "package" with Free Fonts which can be downloaded from my Wiki page: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarceloMendes or directly from here: http://mmendes.jb0.org/buscard_freefonts.tar.gz Best Regards. -- Marcelo Mendes Ubuntu-BR | Debian-Amazonas | Brasil -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
