Re: Times New Roman

["Yue Wang" <yuleopen@gmail.com>]

Termes is a TeX Gyre version of Times Roman (almost the same glyphs).
Times New Roman is a Microsoft version of Times Roman.
Times New Roman is more illegible than Times Roman.

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 10:19 PM, Alan Bowen <acbowen@princeton.edu> wrote:
> Hi, Mojca!
>
> Thanks for the clarification. I had thought that I was getting Latin
> Modern instead but wanted to be sure.
>
> Termes  sounds like a good alternative to me, but I had best consult
> the publisher, since he originally specified Times New Roman. It is
> apaprently no longer a typesetting problem.
>
> Again, thanks for your help.
>
> Alan
>
> On Dec 1, 2008, at 09;04,49 , Mojca Miklavec wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Alan Bowen wrote:
>>> I am running the ConTeXt Minimals of 11/10 and am trying to access
>>> Times New Roman using the script
>>>
>>> \usetypescript [timesnewroman][ec]
>>> \definetypeface[timesnewroman][rm][serif][timesnewroman][default]
>>> [encoding=ec]
>>> \definebodyfont[9pt,11pt][rm][default]
>>> \setupbodyfont[timesnewroman,rm,11pt]
>>>
>>> I am not sure what I getting and I am puzzled by the log file ,
>>> hence,
>>> my question: Is  Times New Roman distributed with the minimals and is
>>> this the way to access it?
>>
>> Hello Alan,
>>
>> Do you need "something-like-times" or Times New Roman?
>>
>> This works:
>> % possibly \usetypescriptfile[type-gyr]
>> \usetypescript[times][ec]
>> \setupbodyfont[times,12pt]
>>
>> It will give you times-like typeface (TeX Gyre Termes), but not Times
>> New Roman. Times New Roman is not distributied (and possibly
>> copyrighted).
>>
>> Mojca
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