[XeTeX] Using Gentium with XeteX

[Joachim Trinkwitz]

Am 28.10.2007 um 01:34 schrieb Bernd:

> Is there a font available that has serifes and sans in a  
> complementing way? I know there are some sets out there but none of  
> them seem to be as feature rich as Gentium in terms of  
> transliteration capabilities etc.

Maybe not the answer you want to hear: there are a lot of commercial  
fonts available which meets your demands. Have a look at Fedra Serif  
and Fedra Sans at http://www.typotheque.com/, designed by renowned  
type designer Peter Bil’ak. Both families are available in a plethora  
of faces (there is a mono variant, too), weights, shapes (condensed,  
display, etc.), and scripts, between them cyrillic, greek and even  
arabic. Fedra Serif alone has in the pro version over 2000  
characters, supporting over 70 languages and including a math font  
set. A matching phonetic font is offered, too.

Of course, all of this cornucopia has its price.

BTW I'm not affiliated with Typotheque, merely a fan … Of course  
there are other, cheaper, but even more limited alternatives. I'm a  
fan of Gentium, too, but a commercial vendor has more ressources to  
provide completeness and high quality.

Best regards,
joachim

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