What font are you using on your PW? - Page 5

GoSharks · 01-13-2013, 11:23 AM

@ElMiko - OFF TOPIC
That has to be one of my favorite movies of all time!! As Jack Burton says "It's all in the reflexes"!

fauxpas · 01-13-2013, 11:33 AM

I like the Sil Charis as well.. most regular fonts I tried are too thin for my liking, but this one was better. But I still think I prefer Caecilia.. it has the bolder strokes of non-serifs but actually has (slab) serifs. I'll definitely try reading a few chapters with the Sil Charis though

JSWolf · 01-13-2013, 12:05 PM

The Charis SIL that I linked was made darker then the original version because while it was good on eInk, I wanted something a bit darker.

BeccaPrice · 01-13-2013, 12:19 PM

I downloaded the Charis SIL file, but it's an RAR rather than a zip file - I use Windows 7 (64 bit) - what's the best way to open an RAR file?

HarryT · 01-13-2013, 12:21 PM

WinRAR - there's a free evaluation version.

BeccaPrice · 01-13-2013, 12:28 PM

Thanks, Harry.

don't you love it? I don't even have my PW yet, and I'm downloading fonts for it, and making notes on how I want to jailbreak it. I had no desire to jailbreak my K3! But it looks like I have to jailbreak the PW to retain some of the capabilities my K3 had (notably collection management)

BeccaPrice · 01-13-2013, 12:33 PM

Arugh. The WinRAR site will only let me download it for free if I select offers (which I don't want), and there's only one offer listed, and no way to select it and click Continue. and I don't want to pay $33 for a program I may only use once.

I'm assuming that there's a reason to use RAR compression rather than a zip compression, which Windows will open easily.

DuckieTigger · 01-13-2013, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

Arugh. The WinRAR site will only let me download it for free if I select offers (which I don't want), and there's only one offer listed, and no way to select it and click Continue. and I don't want to pay $33 for a program I may only use once.

I'm assuming that there's a reason to use RAR compression rather than a zip compression, which Windows will open easily.

No, rar is simply better compression. Choice of preference. Try 7zip (www.7-zip.org) instead, that is free, unlike winrar.

BeccaPrice · 01-13-2013, 01:08 PM

Thanks, DuckieTigger = I'll try that one next.

ah, got it. It took me a bit of time to figure out how to use it, but I've got it now. Thanks, all!

(now, all I need is my PW to get here... tuesday, they say. I'd love to take Wednesday off to spend all day playing, but that's not reasonable, alas.)

Blossom · 01-13-2013, 03:01 PM

I now have Amasis (modified), Trebuchet (modified), Nokia Pure (modified), Segoe Semi and Charis SIL on my PW. I've been too busying playing with fonts seeing what looks good. Now I need one more nice Serif font as most are Sans Serif. I like the Condensed version Caecilia but it needs more weight.

93terp · 01-13-2013, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

I tried it but the words were spaced funny in my book using it. I'm gonna add John's font. Right now I am using Amasis Modified for the eInk. I love we can add more than one font though.

Me too (on the weird spacing). It had huge spaces in words that have an apostrophe.

I also love being able to add more than 1 font. Right now I'm going back & forth b/w Segoe UI and Lora.

93terp · 01-13-2013, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger

@booklover6: That is a nice and heavy font. I like that one too. Just can't select it any more - I made the extra ones go hide, so I had more room for mine and still see the text when I change. Was thinking to maybe unhide that font

How do you hide the fonts you don't want to use see? By the way, thanks for the USE_ALT_FONTS trick! Love it!

Blossom · 01-13-2013, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 93terp

Me too (on the weird spacing). It had huge spaces in words that have an apostrophe.

I also love being able to add more than 1 font. Right now I'm going back & forth b/w Segoe UI and Lora.

I have Segoe Semi Bold instead. I think it's looks better than Segoe UI.

I have Font Creator Pro so I modified a font's weight before adding it. I find most fonts render too light on the PW.

Trebuchet with a little weight added looks really good on the PW. It's my font of choice on my Kindle Fire.

93terp · 01-13-2013, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

I have Segoe Semi Bold instead. I think it's looks better than Segoe UI.

I have Font Creator Pro so I modified a font's weight before adding it. I find most fonts render too light on the PW.

Trebuchet with a little weight added looks really good on the PW. It's my font of choice on my Kindle Fire.

Thanks for the tip, Blossom. I will have to try adding weight. I agree that some fonts that I really like just render too light on the PW (e.g. Calibri).

JSWolf · 01-13-2013, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

WinRAR - there's a free evaluation version.

Or 7-Zip which is free.

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01-13-2013, 11:23 AM	#61
GoSharks SQUIRREL!! Posts: 1,636 Karma: 8400000 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Device: K-Fire, PW2, PW3	@ElMiko - OFF TOPIC That has to be one of my favorite movies of all time!! As Jack Burton says "It's all in the reflexes"!

01-13-2013, 11:33 AM	#62
fauxpas Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 492892 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Germany Device: Kindle PW	I like the Sil Charis as well.. most regular fonts I tried are too thin for my liking, but this one was better. But I still think I prefer Caecilia.. it has the bolder strokes of non-serifs but actually has (slab) serifs. I'll definitely try reading a few chapters with the Sil Charis though

01-13-2013, 12:05 PM	#63
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,038 Karma: 144284074 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The Charis SIL that I linked was made darker then the original version because while it was good on eInk, I wanted something a bit darker.

01-13-2013, 12:19 PM	#64
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	I downloaded the Charis SIL file, but it's an RAR rather than a zip file - I use Windows 7 (64 bit) - what's the best way to open an RAR file?

01-13-2013, 12:21 PM	#65
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	WinRAR - there's a free evaluation version.

01-13-2013, 12:28 PM	#66
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	Thanks, Harry. don't you love it? I don't even have my PW yet, and I'm downloading fonts for it, and making notes on how I want to jailbreak it. I had no desire to jailbreak my K3! But it looks like I have to jailbreak the PW to retain some of the capabilities my K3 had (notably collection management)

01-13-2013, 12:33 PM	#67
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	Arugh. The WinRAR site will only let me download it for free if I select offers (which I don't want), and there's only one offer listed, and no way to select it and click Continue. and I don't want to pay $33 for a program I may only use once. I'm assuming that there's a reason to use RAR compression rather than a zip compression, which Windows will open easily.

01-13-2013, 01:08 PM	#69
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	Thanks, DuckieTigger = I'll try that one next. ah, got it. It took me a bit of time to figure out how to use it, but I've got it now. Thanks, all! (now, all I need is my PW to get here... tuesday, they say. I'd love to take Wednesday off to spend all day playing, but that's not reasonable, alas.)

01-13-2013, 03:01 PM	#70
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	I now have Amasis (modified), Trebuchet (modified), Nokia Pure (modified), Segoe Semi and Charis SIL on my PW. I've been too busying playing with fonts seeing what looks good. Now I need one more nice Serif font as most are Sans Serif. I like the Condensed version Caecilia but it needs more weight.

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