PRS-950 Best Fonts in your opinion

Goondu · 01-03-2011, 05:31 AM

Hi

For those who installed new fonts on your 950, can you share which you think is the best font for 950?

I just got a 950 and would like to install a font

Thanks a lot

Coops · 01-03-2011, 09:32 AM

I'm very fond of 'fontin' - which is free, so give it a try for nowt.... it's a serif font, but not too thin - unlike the sony font. It was a little 'light' in contrast on my 505 to a sans-serif Gill sans font, but looked that much better. Fontin looks excellent on my new blue 350! (did the Boroda hack without any issues).

Gill Sans is very good for a sans serif whether on LCD, ereader screen or printed out on paper - it's my default font in word on my Macbook (Gill Sans comes as standard with Macs...).

Tried Droid, but found it a bit ugly - the heights of the ascenders (?) seemed too short, or rather the bottom round bit of a 'b' (for example) seemed too big compared to the vertical line.

So far with a bit of preliminary fiddling with an html file in Word, seems like (for a 350) Fontin 10pt with line spacing at exactly 10.5pt (to open it up a bit) works nicely with Calibre conversion to epub. I leave Calibre on its defaults for font sizes etc, just change the margins down to 2pt all round.

Here's a pic of a page of fontin on my 350 as formatted above - the photo doesn't do the sony justice at all, unfortunately. It's surprisingly difficult to get a photo of these ereaders that really reflects how they appear in person....

Coops

rasbadar · 01-03-2011, 11:11 AM

Caecilia. The Kindle-font. Very well readable on eInk-screens. But you have to buy it.

elemenoP · 01-03-2011, 12:09 PM

Many Overdrive library books use a font called Charis and I think it's very good. I am using it as my custom font right now but I might change to something else. I'm just getting tired of all my books using the same font.

Charis can be downloaded free here:

http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/p...=CharisSILfont

eP

wn0x · 01-03-2011, 04:31 PM

Lexia DaMa - Very similar to Caecilia if not better in my opinion. The four basic fonts can be downloaded from here for free: http://fontpark.net/en/font/lexia-dama/

sachinwalia · 01-03-2011, 11:30 PM

Caecilia PMN is best.

yegon · 01-05-2011, 09:40 AM

I like Trebuchet MS on my 650.

viviena · 01-05-2011, 11:49 AM

I've taken screenshots of examples of Droid Serif, Fontin, and Georgia on my 350 (they also have adjusted line heights). Out of those, I've used Georgia for the longest time, and am currently using Fontin just because I get bored and switch a lot. Droid Serif I do like a lot, but a paragraph of it sometimes looks dense to me.

I didn't actually like the look of Caecilia when I tested it on the 350, but that's just personal preference.

gsgleason · 12-07-2011, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wn0x

Lexia DaMa - Very similar to Caecilia if not better in my opinion. The four basic fonts can be downloaded from here for free: http://fontpark.net/en/font/lexia-dama/

That only has one file. Don't I need 4?

[edit]
there is a page for each:
http://www.fontpark.net/en/font/lexia-dama/
http://www.fontpark.net/en/font/lexia-dama-italic/
http://www.fontpark.net/en/font/lexia-dama-bold/
http://www.fontpark.net/en/font/lexia-dama-bold-italic/

JSWolf · 12-07-2011, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gsgleason

That only has one file. Don't I need 4?

A full font family has regular, italic, bold, and bold italic. If the font doesn't come with all the different varieties, forget it and find a different font to use.

duncann · 12-07-2011, 08:20 PM

Minion Pro Medium Condensed or Warnock Pro Caption. I've probably tried close to 25 fonts and I always come back to either of these two fonts.

dilaverson · 12-22-2012, 05:29 PM

Hello everyone, my first post here. I need the name of the default serif font on Sony PRS-350. I did try search first, but to no avail -- seems like everyone referring to it as 'the default' font. Many thanks.

Rizla · 12-29-2012, 06:37 AM

Caecilia Bold, the non-Kindle version. Also Caecilia Heavy for when the lighting's worse or the eyes are tired. IMO Lexia Dama is ugly and doesn't compare to it. The post further up of Fontin looks nice, but I've messed with different stuff and my pre-mentioned preference remains unrivaled.

01-03-2011, 05:31 AM	#1
Goondu Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Singapore Device: PB902, Sony 950	Best Fonts in your opinion Hi For those who installed new fonts on your 950, can you share which you think is the best font for 950? I just got a 950 and would like to install a font Thanks a lot

12-22-2012, 05:29 PM	#12
dilaverson Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Beograd, Srbija Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-350, PRS-T1, Kindle DX, Tolino Shine	Hello everyone, my first post here. I need the name of the default serif font on Sony PRS-350. I did try search first, but to no avail -- seems like everyone referring to it as 'the default' font. Many thanks. Last edited by dilaverson; 12-22-2012 at 05:31 PM. Reason: Typo

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01-03-2011, 09:32 AM	#2
Coops Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 77756 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Kindle Oasis, Sony T3 backup	I'm very fond of 'fontin' - which is free, so give it a try for nowt.... it's a serif font, but not too thin - unlike the sony font. It was a little 'light' in contrast on my 505 to a sans-serif Gill sans font, but looked that much better. Fontin looks excellent on my new blue 350! (did the Boroda hack without any issues). Gill Sans is very good for a sans serif whether on LCD, ereader screen or printed out on paper - it's my default font in word on my Macbook (Gill Sans comes as standard with Macs...). Tried Droid, but found it a bit ugly - the heights of the ascenders (?) seemed too short, or rather the bottom round bit of a 'b' (for example) seemed too big compared to the vertical line. So far with a bit of preliminary fiddling with an html file in Word, seems like (for a 350) Fontin 10pt with line spacing at exactly 10.5pt (to open it up a bit) works nicely with Calibre conversion to epub. I leave Calibre on its defaults for font sizes etc, just change the margins down to 2pt all round. Here's a pic of a page of fontin on my 350 as formatted above - the photo doesn't do the sony justice at all, unfortunately. It's surprisingly difficult to get a photo of these ereaders that really reflects how they appear in person.... Coops

01-03-2011, 11:11 AM	#3
rasbadar Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: PRS-650, PRS-505	Caecilia. The Kindle-font. Very well readable on eInk-screens. But you have to buy it.

01-03-2011, 12:09 PM	#4
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	Many Overdrive library books use a font called Charis and I think it's very good. I am using it as my custom font right now but I might change to something else. I'm just getting tired of all my books using the same font. Charis can be downloaded free here: http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/p...=CharisSILfont eP

01-03-2011, 04:31 PM	#5
wn0x Member Posts: 13 Karma: 378 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Sony PRS-505	Lexia DaMa - Very similar to Caecilia if not better in my opinion. The four basic fonts can be downloaded from here for free: http://fontpark.net/en/font/lexia-dama/

01-03-2011, 11:30 PM	#6
sachinwalia Connoisseur Posts: 74 Karma: 26 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Device: iPhone 4, iPad, Kindle Fire, Kindle SO	Caecilia PMN is best.

01-05-2011, 09:40 AM	#7
yegon Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 2079258 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS 505	I like Trebuchet MS on my 650.

01-05-2011, 11:49 AM	#8
viviena Evangelist Posts: 412 Karma: 520610 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canberra, Australia Device: Currently Kobo Clara HD and Aura One, iPad	I've taken screenshots of examples of Droid Serif, Fontin, and Georgia on my 350 (they also have adjusted line heights). Out of those, I've used Georgia for the longest time, and am currently using Fontin just because I get bored and switch a lot. Droid Serif I do like a lot, but a paragraph of it sometimes looks dense to me. I didn't actually like the look of Caecilia when I tested it on the 350, but that's just personal preference.

12-07-2011, 08:20 PM	#11
duncann Member Posts: 23 Karma: 12 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: PRS-950, T1	Minion Pro Medium Condensed or Warnock Pro Caption. I've probably tried close to 25 fonts and I always come back to either of these two fonts.

12-29-2012, 06:37 AM	#13
Rizla Member Retired Posts: 3,183 Karma: 11721895 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook STR (rooted) & Sony T2	Caecilia Bold, the non-Kindle version. Also Caecilia Heavy for when the lighting's worse or the eyes are tired. IMO Lexia Dama is ugly and doesn't compare to it. The post further up of Fontin looks nice, but I've messed with different stuff and my pre-mentioned preference remains unrivaled.