12-12-2012, 02:20 PM | #61 |
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I'm having trouble finding a font for the Glo myself. Caecilia just doesn't look right to on the Glo for some reason and Lexia DaMa is far too light.
I think I need to find a good humanist sans. |
12-12-2012, 02:21 PM | #62 | |
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12-12-2012, 05:13 PM | #63 |
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12-12-2012, 08:12 PM | #64 |
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I find Lucida Sans fairly readable on my Glo, and in some moods I also like Gill Sans.
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12-13-2012, 02:00 AM | #65 |
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Ah, I see. No, the Times New Roman font is Times New Roman. It was originally called times.ttf and I renamed it to Times New Roman.ttf, because it only works on the Glo when you use the full name. The Linux is still problematic, though ShellShock's solution might very well work. It still irks me, though, that the TNR Bold gives no problems, while Linux and Fontin Bold do.
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12-13-2012, 10:59 AM | #66 |
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@bartveld,
There was a 'weightier' version of Linux Libertine in the Kindle packages you pointed me to in post #26. So far, it is working well for me on the Kobo Glo (after renaming the files suitably, of course). |
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12-23-2012, 07:40 PM | #68 |
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What will happen when I will rename my own font like the font already intalled? For example Comic Sans rename to Georgia-Regular.ttf ? It will replace georgia? And it will be adjustable (advanced) from Kobo?
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When I installed the Gill Sans font from the older KT firmware to check the italics issues, I needed to change the font name to Gill Sans2 with appropriate file names to even see the font. Regards, David |
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01-02-2013, 03:21 PM | #70 |
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I'm running firmware version 1.3.1, and I've found now if I add any new fonts, I have to turn the device off and then back on (a full power off and on) before they show correctly.
That aside, I've been really enjoying the Linux Biolinum font lately; it has a very nice weight and straddles a nice line between something formal and something casual. I've been using Severek lately for reading Instapaper epubs; it's a really nice sans-serif but is a paid font. I tried Charis SIL for a little while, and while it displays nicely, it just felt so, so bland and lacking any character whatsoever. I guess depending on what you're looking for that could be a plus, but for me it was actually so generic looking it was distracting. |
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Charis SIL's ability to display diacritical characters was my main reason for trying it out but one of the reasons I still like it is that generic, display the text and stay out of the way appearance. So mark me as one person who sees that blandness as a plus. Regards, David |
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The diacritical support of Charis SIL is definitely a major selling point. Much of what I read has no need for such extensive support, however, so I've gone for a little more flavor. Charis SIL is definitely an excellently designed font; just not to my liking. I'm still a huge fan of Iowan Old Style for most of my reading. Unfortunately that's also a paid font; guess my experience in typographic design makes me a little too picky for my own good...
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https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?p=1892223 ...I felt sure that naming them "Linux Biolinum-Bold.ttf" etc. would work, but it always looks the same. Would someone who got it working please help me? Thanks. |
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