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Well the way this thread is going amazes me. People getting so dogmatic about fonts and trying to impose the view on other people?
It's only a font. Nobody died. If nobody else in the world used the font I like, it would make no difference to me. Other people can (and will) do what they like, but I find that MS Chinese Surrogate on my PW1 has suited me fine ever since I discovered it. Nice and heavy but clean and neat at the same time and easy to read for someone without brilliant vision ![]() Last edited by Ned; 06-27-2015 at 06:57 AM. Reason: typo |
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My google-fu is failing me on this one - I've tried MS Chinese Surrogate, MT Chinese Surrogate, and MT Chinese Surrogates, and most of what I'm finding is your posts here. I don't suppose you have a link? Thanks.
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They are just MS fonts with chinese glyphs.
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If you want to use Microsoft fonts, just take them out of your fonts folder, convert them to ttf , add some weight and remove hints with Fontforge.
Constantia is particularly good. |
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My K1 has one font. I think some folks head would have exploded at those "options.
![]() Since my main issue with reading paperbacks at the time was tiny fonts and text often turning into the spines, it made it possible for me to read again. I assume that font on the K1 is also caecilia. What baffles me most though is someone making statements about a font and device they actually never had, never read on one and trying to tell me the font is bad to read on. Yet I read on it since 2008 and I read 100's a books a year. I never fiddled with any of my devices, rooting or otherwise so I always had available what is on it. |
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I think the PW1 has been upgraded to 5.6.x, so watch out if you haven't secured your jailbreak.
http://the-digital-reader.com/2015/0...v5-6-1-1-adds/ On another note, I do find it odd that Amazon has chosen not to include a bold version of caecilia in its fonts. Personally I dislike reading without it. |
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The poster doesn't like the limited selection of fonts available on the Kindle. It is irrational to characterize him as a hater of all things.
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I've had a look and can't find it - perhaps someone will remember. It may have involved USE_ALT_FONTS ? Last edited by Ned; 06-27-2015 at 11:35 AM. |
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Thanks DT, hadn't realised they stopped it.
I've not updated the FW on my PW1 for a very long time, so will make sure I don't |
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I have been working on a new test version of Charis SIL. Please have a look and let me know what you think. The new version is based on a newer version of Charis SIL. It has added weight, fixed metrics so it works well with Kobo & Kindle, and some kerning. Thanks.
Look for the last attachments in the thread for the latest test versions. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=184056 |
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Please, how did you add weight to the font? What software have you used ?
Thank you in advance |
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