From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/67030 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Rogers Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: What are the best fonts to use Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:31:47 -0700 Message-ID: <20110315003147.GC30375@beigebox> References: Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1300149140 25925 80.91.229.12 (15 Mar 2011 00:32:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:32:20 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Tue Mar 15 01:32:13 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([195.12.62.10]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PzIBI-0003c8-FU for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:32:12 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76BE9CAB0F; Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:32:11 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id MNhU4wotLGZm; Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:32:08 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CE9FCAB0B; Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:32:08 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 502B9CAB0B for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:32:06 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id Hs7gZkiVMlCo for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:31:54 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from filter1-til.mf.surf.net (filter1-til.mf.surf.net [194.171.167.217]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D8FCCAB09 for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:31:54 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from mail-vx0-f169.google.com (mail-vx0-f169.google.com [209.85.220.169]) by filter1-til.mf.surf.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5+lenny1) with ESMTP id p2F0VqYG014074 for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:31:53 +0100 Original-Received: by vxk12 with SMTP id 12so110902vxk.14 for ; Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:31:52 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:date:from:to:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to :user-agent; bh=v0r5O72Qc6WP7kcNUQ3BM9rIxer0KaEyQPtammECbhA=; b=TjrVSUNNodtOVJgpqsJPWnQiiM/vI2F1JWfS7ahN++CBxbyIdLEPsVphH0GZvDCY3D tec61+PWKp+171qtIkMFtiBwCdbvzTRn1GzOmy/6tCmQGU9QOagAAw7z6TG4Zdhdon6Q TeRfsLdIl20E0145ZagHk79uzfRTFL4872/6w= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; b=KjnzSQ/IEfC/s0wnpcf02NSTOBQDpsSkPtWZ5C3qnFm+QNcBt1yJsY9qw5QowCOA0r qWBhlGxGimYX12DiGN2OmtPmi1ggEz2Wfd8Hy+16rVb2D0IzhwgaMLNV3+3jUK/6TF7S 7Par8vcGUy4HzjAvpGDcEECRQcetmdsDpQvz0= Original-Received: by 10.52.100.68 with SMTP id ew4mr4105417vdb.224.1300149112203; Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:31:52 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from beigebox (d207-6-171-178.bchsia.telus.net [207.6.171.178]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id x17sm1873905vds.19.2011.03.14.17.31.50 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:31:51 -0700 (PDT) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=209.85.220.169; country=US; region=CA; city=Mountain View; postalcode=94043; latitude=37.4192; longitude=-122.0574; metrocode=807; areacode=650; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.4192,-122.0574&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 08EjcvRzd - a1474eb26e30 - 20110315 X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 194.171.167.217 X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:67030 Archived-At: * 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 printed book? I don't think this question can have one answer. There are many good answers, depending on the kind of book (or other printed material). 1. I think the layout of the page itself can have a great deal to do with whether a certain font looks good (e.g. amount of white space, length of lines, etc). Paying proper attention to the "gross" aspects of your layout, such as margins and line heights, goes a long way to improving the appearance of the whole work, and brings out the best in whichever font you choose. 2. To some extent, different fonts can suit different material (e.g. a book of poems vs a financial report, or a textbook vs a novel). For extended reading, the conventional wisdom is to choose a "normal-looking" font that doesn't call attention to itself too much, but obviously you also want one that is at least somewhat attractive to look at. 3. Frankly, giving people what they are already used to is often the best plan - probably more often than typographers would care to admit. In my opinion, variation for its own sake is over-rated and over-used. -- David ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________