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From: Albert Ross on 18 Apr 2010 12:42 On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 06:44:07 -0700 (PDT), "David C. Stone" <dstone(a)chem.utoronto.ca> wrote: >On Apr 17, 8:16�am, Albert Ross <s...(a)devnull.co.uk.invalid> wrote: >> On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:08:06 +1000, Eric <e...(a)ericlindsay.com> wrote: >> >I am also wondering about my use of font-family: serif; >> >I know there are all sorts of traps in some choices of font, especially >> >between platforms. Does anyone happen to have a suggested list for >> >printing? >> >> My name is Albert and I am a fontaholic >> >> Hi Albert! >> >> That really is a how long is a piece of string question. I have >> thousands of the bastards, though I only use a few dozen regularly. I >> have a secret love for Garamond but not everyone will agree or even >> have one on their box, and I have a slightly irrational dislike of >> having Times New Roman forced upon me when I could be using something >> more elegant. > >The problem with Garamond (or the version installed on my box at >least) >is that it does not have as many variants. So, I can have bold or >italic, >but not both. The implications of this were discussed here >extensively >a short while ago so I won't rehash but, depending on the page in >question, >a fontaholic might not be entirely pleased with the results. > > Would you like some of mine? I have quite a collection, all subtly different Yes I know what you mean, font quality and variants thereof can differ significantly. I have an absolutely huge collection of Nimbus variants, ISTR some of them came with a Linux progam (ported to Windows) but don't know if that's also available (easily) on Macs. |