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aceflor · 02-07-2016, 02:14 AM

@NiLuJe: I am trying to replace Palatino with CharisSIL. I have read your post #92 but when I try that, namely in my case:
start with fc-override.tpl, tweak it : TO_OVERRIDE = Palatino; TO_USE = CharisSIL, and save it to linkfonts/etc/conf.d/98-override-Palatino.conf

Palatino gets replaced by Helvetica (although I did write CharisSIL as a replacement in the scrip).

Now if I try to replace the serif default (bookerly) with CharisSil by just using the hack, without manually tweaking a script, that works perfectly well, so CharisSIL seems to be ok.

Is Helvetica the Fallback font, and what am I doing wrong?

I'd love to also replace Futura with Trebuchet. I know you are advising to not replace the sans fonts, but would Futura be less problematic than Helevetica ? Because I never ever ever use Palatino, Futura or Baskerville and it would be great for me to be able to replace them.

PS: I know the font hacks is not your favorite child, but I would really appreciate your help here.

02-07-2016, 02:14 AM	#323
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	@NiLuJe: I am trying to replace Palatino with CharisSIL. I have read your post #92 but when I try that, namely in my case: start with fc-override.tpl, tweak it : TO_OVERRIDE = Palatino; TO_USE = CharisSIL, and save it to linkfonts/etc/conf.d/98-override-Palatino.conf Palatino gets replaced by Helvetica (although I did write CharisSIL as a replacement in the scrip). Now if I try to replace the serif default (bookerly) with CharisSil by just using the hack, without manually tweaking a script, that works perfectly well, so CharisSIL seems to be ok. Is Helvetica the Fallback font, and what am I doing wrong? I'd love to also replace Futura with Trebuchet. I know you are advising to not replace the sans fonts, but would Futura be less problematic than Helevetica ? Because I never ever ever use Palatino, Futura or Baskerville and it would be great for me to be able to replace them. PS: I know the font hacks is not your favorite child, but I would really appreciate your help here.