On 09/10/2013 09:32 PM, Doug wrote: > On 9/10/2013 7:52 PM, Virgil Arrington wrote: >> On 09/09/2013 07:45 PM, Doug wrote: >>> On 09/09/2013 06:04 PM, Virgil Arrington wrote: >>>> On 09/09/2013 02:49 PM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: >>>>> [snip, snip] >>>> This is where Linux Libertine G comes in. Although it is modeled after >>>> Times, it's not quite as condensed, so it works better for longer >>>> documents. But, with LO, one has access to all sorts of expert >>>> effects, >>>> making it a full featured typeface. While I might prefer a different >>>> font, I'd rather use Libertine to full effect than a less complete >>>> Garamond. >>>> >>>> Another excellent free typeface is OFL Sorts Mill Goudy. It uses old >>>> style numbering by default. But, it lacks a boldface font. >>>> >>>> www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/sorts-mill-goudy >>>> >>>> Virgil >>>> >>> I haven't followed this thread closely, but I need a little more >>> information on the Linux libertine font. Here's what I find on my >>> PCLINUXOS distro using filefinder for *libertine* : >>> >>> file:///opt/libreoffice3.6/share/fonts/truetype/LinLibertine_RZ_G.ttf >>> file:///opt/libreoffice3.6/share/fonts/truetype/LinLibertine_RI_G.ttf >>> file:///opt/libreoffice3.6/share/fonts/truetype/LinLibertine_RBI_G.ttf >>> file:///opt/libreoffice3.6/share/fonts/truetype/LinLibertine_RZI_G.ttf >>> file:///opt/libreoffice3.6/share/fonts/truetype/LinLibertine_R_G.ttf >>> file:///opt/libreoffice3.6/share/fonts/truetype/LinLibertine_RB_G.ttf >>> file:///usr/share/texmf-dist/tex/plain/font-change/font_libertine_kp.tex >>> >>> file:///usr/share/texmf-dist/tex/plain/font-change/font_libertine_palatino.tex >>> >>> >>> file:///usr/share/texmf-dist/tex/plain/font-change/font_libertine_times.tex >>> >>> >>> file:///usr/share/texmf-dist/tex4ht/ht-fonts/alias/libertine >>> file:///usr/share/texmf-dist/tex4ht/ht-fonts/unicode/libertine >>> file:///usr/share/texmf-dist/tex/context/third/typescripts/type-linuxlibertine.mkii >>> >>> >>> file:///usr/share/texmf-dist/tex/context/third/typescripts/type-linuxlibertine.mkiv >>> >>> >>> file:///usr/share/texmf-dist/tex/context/third/typescripts/type-linuxlibertine.tex >>> >>> >>> >>> --doug >>> >>> >> Doug, >> >> Can you be a little more specific about what information you need? >> >> Virgil >> > What are all these fonts? From reading the thread, I got the > impression that there was just *one* libertine font. What is the one > like Goudy? (sp?) What is the one that looks like Times? > I don't even know what the various "book" fonts are. Libertine was > supposed to be such a wonderful thing--well which one is the wonderful > one? Which one comes closest to the font that most modern fiction is > published in? (Whatever that's called.) Is there a tutorial about these > wonderful fonts someplace? > > Whatever is the "wonderful" one, I'll try it and see if is appeals to > me over just everyday Times-Roman. > > Thanx--doug >
First - - - Everyone has their own opinion of which font is the most "wonderful" one that they have used. Second - - - There are a few "ideas" on what a "book" font is, but for me a book font is one that is really easy to read for extended periods, like in a hardcover novel or paperback. Third - - - Times-Roman - Times is the generic font name. Many fonts started from the "generic Times" look. Roman is actually a type of style for the most part. Some equate Roman as the same as "normal" or "un-styled". Times-Roman is a "classic" font that is used by many computer systems as the original default font. There are other "Times" fonts, including "Times", "Times New Roman" "Times Europa", "Old Times", just to name a few that I have seen or have in my font collection. If you really want to see how many "Times" fonts there are, or which fonts came from Times, then go to the Wiki page and you may be surprised. I do not remember which version of Times is part of the MS core fonts that is installed with Windows, or installed in Linux with the "ttf-mscorefonts-installer" package. Forth - - - To be honest, many fonts have one file for each style. One for Bold, for Italic, Bold Italic, etc., etc.. For LinLibertine: _R - regular _RI - italic _RB - bold _RZ - semi-bold _RZI - semi-bold italic _aBL - bold slanted Each of the files are a different style for the font. For "LinLibertine", I have 16 different styles LinLibertine and LinLibertine G are two different fonts. I have only 6 for "G" so far. This is just the nature of the font file world. If you have a font with different styles, either you have that style file installed OR you must have a software package that takes a font and generates the style you need internally. There are some "complex" fonts that have more than one style in a single file, but sometimes they are not the easiest to find and sometimes not easy for a package to use properly. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
