[OS X TeX] Re: More about Adobe fonts...

[Xoán Pedracova]

On Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at 04:12 PM, William Adams wrote:

> xpedra asked:
>> I guess this is  a question  for designers rather than programers
>> but, may anyone suggest me the most suitable tt and sf fonts for the
>> roman Adobe Garamond?
>
> Alan Hoenig shows examples of such in his wonderful book _TeX Unbound_
>
> Should be able to get it from your library on inter-library loan, or
> I've various references on typefaces and usage in my bibliography at 
> http://members.aol.com/willadams
>
> Failing that, I'd try mocking up a sample page and trying various
> weights and sizes---a lot will depend upon the importance you want the
> other faces to have.
>

Well, I  just wanted to use some suitable tt font  to write some PHP 
coding examples. I don't need math fonts this time.
Most probaly I won't need the sf one.

>> Are Courier and Helvetica a good set?
>
> No. Courier is too spindly, Helvetica not really readable, but merely
> decipherable (as opposed to legible)
>
>> By the way,
>> since I began to use the Adobe Garamond font I have noticed the 12pt
>> size font is smaller for this typeface  than the CMR 12pt one. Is it
>> usual?
>
> Yes, typefaces are designed on an em-square and may take up more or less
> of that---the placement of the x-height on the square will vary as well,
> and Adobe Garamond is fairly low.
>
> William
>
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