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yolan · 05-23-2013, 06:50 AM

Hello all

I just got a new PW. I also have a Sony PRS-605 with added custom fonts

With the Sony, I use a kind of semi-bold Caecilia (Caecilia 75) which I like because it is a tiny bit bolder than the regular Caecilia, improving the contrast and readability.

I loaded this font into my PW using the USE_ALT_FONTS method, but I found that it looks somewhat fainter or thinner on the PW, when comparing with the Sony at aproximately the same font size....

Did you notice if the PW displays fonts a bit fainter or thinner than maybe the K4 or other pearl screen readers?

Or maybe the problem is that it does not render the font correctly because it is a semi-bold... I managed to change the font family and set the subfamily to "regular" instead of "bold", but that didn't make any difference whatsoever.

Any hint? Is it something about the PW rendering fonts a bit thinner than other devices, or is it the font itself.. ?

I would appreciate any thought

05-23-2013, 06:50 AM	#796
yolan Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS-650 & Kindle PW	fonts look thinner on PW? Hello all I just got a new PW. I also have a Sony PRS-605 with added custom fonts With the Sony, I use a kind of semi-bold Caecilia (Caecilia 75) which I like because it is a tiny bit bolder than the regular Caecilia, improving the contrast and readability. I loaded this font into my PW using the USE_ALT_FONTS method, but I found that it looks somewhat fainter or thinner on the PW, when comparing with the Sony at aproximately the same font size.... Did you notice if the PW displays fonts a bit fainter or thinner than maybe the K4 or other pearl screen readers? Or maybe the problem is that it does not render the font correctly because it is a semi-bold... I managed to change the font family and set the subfamily to "regular" instead of "bold", but that didn't make any difference whatsoever. Any hint? Is it something about the PW rendering fonts a bit thinner than other devices, or is it the font itself.. ? I would appreciate any thought