ePub custom Fonts on all Sonys - Page 9

gregcd · 08-03-2009, 08:56 PM

Gentium book basic

I use this font often.

Abecedary · 08-03-2009, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregcd

Gentium book basic

I use this font often.

Yeeps! Straight quotes are tools of the devil!

gregcd · 08-03-2009, 10:06 PM

Lol yes that is The Guardian (UK) for you.

Would be nice if ADE defaulted to hyperlinks in black instead of grey.

dpierron · 08-04-2009, 04:37 AM

This font looks nice and wide, I like this ; it reminds me of Caecilia, although it is simpler (simplier?)

Thanks for the tip !

JSWolf · 08-04-2009, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregcd

Gentium book basic

I use this font often.

That does look good.

gregcd · 08-05-2009, 08:10 PM

I'm pleased to announce i got grandesign neue serif working last night.
It seems the sony cant handle either long font filenames, or filenames with spaces in them. All that is required is renaming the font to a short simple name.

Grandesign neue serif is a slab serif font, similar in some ways to the commercial font caecilia.

see screenshot

dpierron · 08-06-2009, 04:20 AM

It look really great, that's (IMHO) the best looking font since Caecilia.
Great find, gregcd !

JSWolf · 08-06-2009, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregcd

I'm pleased to announce i got grandesign neue serif working last night.
It seems the sony cant handle either long font filenames, or filenames with spaces in them. All that is required is renaming the font to a short simple name.

Grandesign neue serif is a slab serif font, similar in some ways to the commercial font caecilia.

see screenshot

Nice font. Too wide margins.

dpierron · 08-06-2009, 06:01 AM

Actually, a kinda-wide left margin is useful when reading at night with the Sony cover-with-light ; the plastic block they use for lighting the screen generates a shadow that is more or less 15 pixels wide, at the left of the screen...
And a right margin is useful because of ADE's page numbers...
Anyway, this is a matter of personal preferences, but I format my ebooks almost like this.

JSWolf · 08-06-2009, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dpierron

Actually, a kinda-wide left margin is useful when reading at night with the Sony cover-with-light ; the plastic block they use for lighting the screen generates a shadow that is more or less 15 pixels wide, at the left of the screen...
And a right margin is useful because of ADE's page numbers...
Anyway, this is a matter of personal preferences, but I format my ebooks almost like this.

I find the page number on the right to be a non-issue. I can easily read the word that the page number is on. Plus, I do not mind an occasional shadow on the left (depending on the light source). Also, I like to have as much text on screen as possible.

slantybard · 08-08-2009, 11:50 PM

I am currently using the following:

Caecilia Bold = Standard
Caecilia Heavy = Bold
Caecilia Bold Italic = Italic
Caecilia Heavy Italic = Bold Italic

This makes a very readable font for the small zoom on standard calibre conversion and also makes for excellent reading in lower light conditions with the sony reader light.

Code:

@font-face {
  font-family: "Caecilia";
  font-weight: normal;
  font-style: normal;
  src: url(res:///Data/fonts/CaeciliaLTStd-Bold.otf);
}

@font-face {
  font-family: "Caecilia";
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: normal;
  src: url(res:///Data/fonts/CaeciliaLTStd-Heavy.otf);
}

@font-face {
  font-family: "Caecilia";
  font-weight: normal;
  font-style: italic;
  src: url(res:///Data/fonts/CaeciliaLTStd-BoldItalic.otf);
}

@font-face {
  font-family: "Caecilia";
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
  src: url(res:///Data/fonts/CaeciliaLTStd-HeavyItalic.otf);
}

p {
  margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt; text-indent:20pt
}

body {
  font-family: "Caecilia", serif;
}

slantybard · 08-09-2009, 04:12 PM

Sorry, forgot to add a screenshot.

JSWolf · 08-11-2009, 10:07 AM

Looks good. But I do think the indent is a bit large. With ePub, I use an indent of 1.1em.

gregcd · 08-13-2009, 12:01 AM

Ive loaded caecilia on to my sony at last; it looks great.
I was surprised to find it was released way back in 1992. Some things age well.

This is the standard version.

radius · 08-14-2009, 10:08 AM

Hmmm... In previous surveys here at Mobileread, most respondents indicated that they are generally satisfied with the second generation e-ink screens and almost nobody felt they needed higher resolution.

However, the majority of font sample screenshots from this thread show that people like robust letterforms with uniform stroke width and slab serifs (and possibly large font sizes, its unclear if people are showing their normal reading size or are showing larger sizes for easier comparison on-line).

I bet this means that the pixel density and the contrast of the screen aren't yet high enough to be very satisfactory at all or else we could choose more delicate fonts.

08-03-2009, 08:56 PM	#121
gregcd Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Device: prs-t1, prs-650 to sell	Gentium book basic I use this font often. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by gregcd; 08-03-2009 at 09:01 PM.

08-05-2009, 08:10 PM	#126
gregcd Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Device: prs-t1, prs-650 to sell	I'm pleased to announce i got grandesign neue serif working last night. It seems the sony cant handle either long font filenames, or filenames with spaces in them. All that is required is renaming the font to a short simple name. Grandesign neue serif is a slab serif font, similar in some ways to the commercial font caecilia. see screenshot Attached Thumbnails

08-09-2009, 04:12 PM	#132
slantybard my parent's oops... Posts: 463 Karma: 1477570 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Vx->Handera->Clie-> Axim->505->650->KPW/Aura ->iOS/L2	Sorry, forgot to add a screenshot. Attached Thumbnails

08-13-2009, 12:01 AM	#134
gregcd Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Device: prs-t1, prs-650 to sell	Ive loaded caecilia on to my sony at last; it looks great. I was surprised to find it was released way back in 1992. Some things age well. This is the standard version. Attached Thumbnails

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08-03-2009, 10:06 PM	#123
gregcd Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Device: prs-t1, prs-650 to sell	Lol yes that is The Guardian (UK) for you. Would be nice if ADE defaulted to hyperlinks in black instead of grey.

08-04-2009, 04:37 AM	#124
dpierron calibre2opds guru Posts: 533 Karma: 8792 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Metz, France Device: iPhone, iPad, PRS-650	This font looks nice and wide, I like this ; it reminds me of Caecilia, although it is simpler (simplier?) Thanks for the tip !

08-06-2009, 04:20 AM	#127
dpierron calibre2opds guru Posts: 533 Karma: 8792 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Metz, France Device: iPhone, iPad, PRS-650	It look really great, that's (IMHO) the best looking font since Caecilia. Great find, gregcd !

08-06-2009, 06:01 AM	#129
dpierron calibre2opds guru Posts: 533 Karma: 8792 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Metz, France Device: iPhone, iPad, PRS-650	Actually, a kinda-wide left margin is useful when reading at night with the Sony cover-with-light ; the plastic block they use for lighting the screen generates a shadow that is more or less 15 pixels wide, at the left of the screen... And a right margin is useful because of ADE's page numbers... Anyway, this is a matter of personal preferences, but I format my ebooks almost like this.

08-11-2009, 10:07 AM	#133
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,897 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Looks good. But I do think the indent is a bit large. With ePub, I use an indent of 1.1em.

08-14-2009, 10:08 AM	#135
radius Lector minore Posts: 649 Karma: 1738720 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Aura One, Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, Google Pixel Slate	Hmmm... In previous surveys here at Mobileread, most respondents indicated that they are generally satisfied with the second generation e-ink screens and almost nobody felt they needed higher resolution. However, the majority of font sample screenshots from this thread show that people like robust letterforms with uniform stroke width and slab serifs (and possibly large font sizes, its unclear if people are showing their normal reading size or are showing larger sizes for easier comparison on-line). I bet this means that the pixel density and the contrast of the screen aren't yet high enough to be very satisfactory at all or else we could choose more delicate fonts.

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