[XeTeX] OpenType fonts in Linux?

[Fr. Michael Gilmary]

Kārlis Repsons wrote:
> On Sunday 29 November 2009 20:58:21 David Perry wrote:
>   
>> Kārlis Repsons wrote:
>>     
>>> Perhaps some list of free OpenType fonts which support those fancy and/or
>>> sophisticated features is out there? Or that kind of fonts is simply not
>>> free these days?
>>>       
>> There are quite a few out there.  Off the top of my head, look at Linux
>> Libertine, Junicode, Gentium
>>     
>
> Strange, Gentium? I was only able to download ttf fonts from SIL website [1]! 
> Looked for OT, but archives contained just *.ttf and *.TTF... How come?
>   


Hi Kārlis:

Sometimes fonts with .ttf extension will have OpenType features. Go to 
the folder where your Gentium font is located and type:
 >> otfinfo -f GenBasR.ttf

and it should list the OT features for you.

I can highly recommend Peter Baker's Junicode --- a very nice font with 
plenty of extras. There's also MinionPro and Myriad Pro --- both Adobe 
fonts that, while there may be some licensing restrictions, are shipped 
with AdobeReader at no cost to you! Search under the folder with 
AdobeReader for the fonts ... they're there!

Good luck to you.


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fr. michael gilmary, mma

Most Holy Trinity Monastery
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Petersham, MA 01366-9725


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