What font are you using on your PW? - Page 47

JxK · 02-28-2013, 11:40 PM

@JSWolf
I'm also currently using your CHaris SIL Modified, and it's been become my favorite font - so thank you!

I just have one question. Right now I'm using the 5th size from the left. But for my preferences, it's a tad too large (though obviously, it's not enough of a problem to stop me from using it). But using the next size down creates a font that's just a little too small. Is there some way to resize the font to get a "4.5" size?

freedumb2000 · 03-01-2013, 07:10 AM

Reading through the thread I got motivated to play around with custom fonts as well. Now it seems like whenever I embolden any font (usually it seems like, if the style of a font works well with eInk the font is usually still too thin) the kerning goes out of whack. Of course the kerning itself does not change, but the proportionality somehow does. I attached two pictures of the Microsoft font Constantia as an example. Do you have the same problem when editing fonts and how do you deal with it or am i just imagining things?
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...1&d=1362139770
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...1&d=1362139770

Katsunami · 03-01-2013, 10:00 AM

I actually think the fatter version looks better.

The first thing that jumped out at me in the normal version was the word "missed", which "looks wrong". The SS-es are too close together, too far from the i, and too close to the e.

IMHO, it looks better in the fat version, as does the overal text.

JSWolf · 03-01-2013, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by freedumb2000

Reading through the thread I got motivated to play around with custom fonts as well. Now it seems like whenever I embolden any font (usually it seems like, if the style of a font works well with eInk the font is usually still too thin) the kerning goes out of whack. Of course the kerning itself does not change, but the proportionality somehow does. I attached two pictures of the Microsoft font Constantia as an example. Do you have the same problem when editing fonts and how do you deal with it or am i just imagining things?
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...1&d=1362139770
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...1&d=1362139770

I like the one with more weight to it better then the too think version.

Are those screen shots from a Mobi eBook or a KF8 eBook? If Mobi, please post a KF8 screen shot using the version with more weight. The idea here is to modify fonts so they work in both KF8 & Mobi. KF8 can be a bit more difficult to modify for. It will take more restarts to the Kindle.

freedumb2000 · 03-01-2013, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

I actually think the fatter version looks better.

The first thing that jumped out at me in the normal version was the word "missed", which "looks wrong". The SS-es are too close together, too far from the i, and too close to the e.

IMHO, it looks better in the fat version, as does the overal text.

I guess you are correct, the font looks a little "wrong" with the spacing all over, and not just on the Kindle it seems. I have tried messing with the white space and/or kerning, but I am only making it worse so far

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Are those screen shots from a Mobi eBook or a KF8 eBook? .

It is in fact a KF8 I think (the file suffix is .azw3). Unfortunately I do not have any Mobi books to test against. I will see if I can find one (I think Bean uses Mobi).

Katsunami · 03-01-2013, 06:38 PM

After reading for some time with my own fat version of Deja Vu Serif, I've tried returning to my previous default, Caecilia. As Shenzi in The Lion King would say: "Man, is that uuuuuuuugly!".

If I'd to choose a default now and custom fonts were not possible, I'd use Palatino, but I'd still have liked it a bit fatter with less line spacing.

BeccaPrice · 03-01-2013, 06:41 PM

It's so interesting that people want less line spacing. I like a fairly generous line space, even when I have selected a smaller font.

Blossom · 03-01-2013, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katsunami

After reading for some time with my own fat version of Deja Vu Serif, I've tried returning to my previous default, Caecilia. As Shenzi in The Lion King would say: "Man, is that uuuuuuuugly!".

If I'd to choose a default now and custom fonts were not possible, I'd use Palatino, but I'd still have liked it a bit fatter with less line spacing.

Just extract the Palatino from the PW and fix it to your liking if you need instructions on how to do that PM me.

Katsunami · 03-01-2013, 07:37 PM

IIRC you haven't jailbreaked your PW, correct?

If so, then I might try a fatter Palatino. I'll look up the instructions on how to get the font off the device.

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

It's so interesting that people want less line spacing. I like a fairly generous line space, even when I have selected a smaller font.

I'm not the quickest reader in the world, but with too much line spacing, I'm flipping screens like a madman; ad least, it feels like that.

JSWolf · 03-01-2013, 07:45 PM

I have the final version of Charis SIL Modified Larger. I've fixed it so it works on the Kindle in Mobi & KF8 as well as working with ADE. It is no longer in beta. Enjoy.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?brs6539sg0whh1h

P.S. If you do try this on a Kindle Touch, you will have to delete the existing Charis SIL Modified as you only get one Charis SIL Modified menu and I don't know which one it would be. On a Kindle PW, you can try it with both and see if you get both in the font menu.

JSWolf · 03-01-2013, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katsunami

IIRC you haven't jailbreaked your PW, correct?

If so, then I might try a fatter Palatino. I'll look up the instructions on how to get the font off the device.

I'm not the quickest reader in the world, but with too much line spacing, I'm flipping screens like a madman; ad least, it feels like that.

If you have Windows, you might have Palitino installed which you can copy and modify to your liking.

Blossom · 03-01-2013, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katsunami

IIRC you haven't jailbreaked your PW, correct?

If so, then I might try a fatter Palatino. I'll look up the instructions on how to get the font off the device.

No device needed to do it. I wrote a tutorial for a friend so if interested PM me and I can send it to you. It took me hours going through the developer forum to piece the process together but I did a happy dance when I figure it out.

Blossom · 03-01-2013, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

If you have Windows, you might have Palitino installed which you can copy and modify to your liking.

Not the same font. They are different.

JSWolf · 03-01-2013, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

Not the same font. They are different.

Which is better?

new · 03-01-2013, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JxK

@JSWolf
I'm also currently using your CHaris SIL Modified, and it's been become my favorite font - so thank you!

I just have one question. Right now I'm using the 5th size from the left. But for my preferences, it's a tad too large (though obviously, it's not enough of a problem to stop me from using it). But using the next size down creates a font that's just a little too small. Is there some way to resize the font to get a "4.5" size?

Is that the largest size 5? If so that is what I use and I agree the size under that is too small. Amazon needs to add another size under the largest size. Too big of a difference from one size to the next.

03-01-2013, 07:10 AM	#692
freedumb2000 Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3G	Reading through the thread I got motivated to play around with custom fonts as well. Now it seems like whenever I embolden any font (usually it seems like, if the style of a font works well with eInk the font is usually still too thin) the kerning goes out of whack. Of course the kerning itself does not change, but the proportionality somehow does. I attached two pictures of the Microsoft font Constantia as an example. Do you have the same problem when editing fonts and how do you deal with it or am i just imagining things? https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...1&d=1362139770 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...1&d=1362139770 Attached Thumbnails

03-01-2013, 07:45 PM	#700
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,740 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I have the final version of Charis SIL Modified Larger. I've fixed it so it works on the Kindle in Mobi & KF8 as well as working with ADE. It is no longer in beta. Enjoy. http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?brs6539sg0whh1h P.S. If you do try this on a Kindle Touch, you will have to delete the existing Charis SIL Modified as you only get one Charis SIL Modified menu and I don't know which one it would be. On a Kindle PW, you can try it with both and see if you get both in the font menu. Last edited by JSWolf; 03-01-2013 at 10:31 PM.

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02-28-2013, 11:40 PM	#691
JxK Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 866238 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle PW, NC CM 7.2	@JSWolf I'm also currently using your CHaris SIL Modified, and it's been become my favorite font - so thank you! I just have one question. Right now I'm using the 5th size from the left. But for my preferences, it's a tad too large (though obviously, it's not enough of a problem to stop me from using it). But using the next size down creates a font that's just a little too small. Is there some way to resize the font to get a "4.5" size?

03-01-2013, 10:00 AM	#693
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	I actually think the fatter version looks better. The first thing that jumped out at me in the normal version was the word "missed", which "looks wrong". The SS-es are too close together, too far from the i, and too close to the e. IMHO, it looks better in the fat version, as does the overal text.

03-01-2013, 06:38 PM	#696
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	After reading for some time with my own fat version of Deja Vu Serif, I've tried returning to my previous default, Caecilia. As Shenzi in The Lion King would say: "Man, is that uuuuuuuugly!". If I'd to choose a default now and custom fonts were not possible, I'd use Palatino, but I'd still have liked it a bit fatter with less line spacing.

03-01-2013, 06:41 PM	#697
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	It's so interesting that people want less line spacing. I like a fairly generous line space, even when I have selected a smaller font.