What font are you using on your PW? - Page 58

jstm · 06-03-2015, 04:37 PM

caecilia in 4th position from left to right most the time, but I hope can use the bookerly font, I tried it, in my Ipad and Iphone and it's great.

By the way, anyone knows if it will be available in KPW?

Regards

DuckieTigger · 06-03-2015, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSacredSoul

Sorry to dig an old thread up (especially my own) but there doesn't seem to be any thread on fonts you guys are currently using. What fonts do you favor now?

Since the update that broke alternate fonts on the PW, I am not messing with fonts any more. I used Caecilia Condensed until my Voyage showed up. On the Voyage any font that came with it looks fine to me - mostly using Baskerville on 4th smallest size on Voyage.

7hir7een · 06-03-2015, 11:03 PM

From the default choices, I still like Caecilia Condensed the most. If they update the e-ink Kindles with Bookerly, however, I'd prefer it. It looks rather nice on my iPad.

For almost all of my reading, however, I sideload and embed a custom font. I use a fairly heavily poked at (at this point, I've made so many little tweaks, I'm not sure what all I've done to it) version of Edlund.

After all my early font experimentation, I've settled on it and have been using it for about 1.5 years

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Atunah · 06-04-2015, 11:05 AM

Most of the time I use Caecilia, which I think has always been the default font on kindles. I mean my first kindle the K1 had just that font.

I have used the condensed version at times on my basic and paperwhite, but now on my Voyage, the regular caecilia looks really nice. Its less squat and wide on it. Just about right.

I don't like it as much on my kindle app, but on my Fire there is now bookerly which looks nicer than the regular caecilia on the app. For some reason the app version looks different than the Voyage version. Might be in my head.

But pretty much caecilia it is. Even though the Palatino and Baskerville now look really nice on the Voyage, for my eyes I just don't find them as readable. My eyes keep getting "stuck" for lack of better word. They just glide smooth over caecilia. Easy. So I can concentrate on the actual story, rather than notice the font.

loco · 06-04-2015, 11:36 AM

palatino....smalest 80% of the time. while moving, use 3-4 larger

patrickt · 06-05-2015, 03:39 AM

Helvetica or Palatino depending on whim. The size is third from the top, fourth, or sometimes fifth. I like the font as small as I can see but my old eyes vary depending on lighting conditions and time of day.

Barbara1955 · 06-17-2015, 07:37 PM

Helvetica .... Newspaper font! 4/5 in size on my K3 & Amazon Phone.

Marrella · 06-18-2015, 06:16 AM

Caecilia when my (old) eyes are tired, Palatino when they are not. Size 5 (from the left). And I really appreciate that I can use Palatino (or Futura which I also like) all the time on my Voyage because the display is this sharp.

LeJon · 06-18-2015, 08:01 AM

The default font works for me. Probably might go with the newer font when it's out.

mendesitba · 06-19-2015, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by 7hir7een

From the default choices, I still like Caecilia Condensed the most. If they update the e-ink Kindles with Bookerly, however, I'd prefer it. It looks rather nice on my iPad.

For almost all of my reading, however, I sideload and embed a custom font. I use a fairly heavily poked at (at this point, I've made so many little tweaks, I'm not sure what all I've done to it) version of Edlund.

After all my early font experimentation, I've settled on it and have been using it for about 1.5 years

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Hello! It is a really nice font.
How did you sideload it? I found a method that say you have to create a folder named 'font', create an empty file named USE_ALT_FONTS inside this folder and afterwards copy the ttf files to this page. Is it how did you made it?

dordale · 06-19-2015, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mendesitba

Hello! It is a really nice font.
How did you sideload it? I found a method that say you have to create a folder named 'font', create an empty file named USE_ALT_FONTS inside this folder and afterwards copy the ttf files to this page. Is it how did you made it?

Mendesitba--The "USE_ALT_FONTS" hack does not work with the 2nd generation PWS--and I'm pretty sure it won't work with the 1st generation PWs if you've updated the firmware in them.

The best way I've found to use alternate fonts for books on my PW is to embed the font into the book file using Calibre and then transfer the file to my PW. The embedded font becomes the publisher font under the font menu.

If your books have DRM, you'll have to strip that first before you can embed the font.

eschwartz · 06-21-2015, 11:10 PM

The best way to handle custom fonts is of course to use the font hack.

That may be difficult on the PW2 because you need to be jailbroken

-- in which case your only hope is as dordale said, embedding them in each book.

cerem0ny · 06-22-2015, 08:28 AM

I use a different font for each book, converted to azw3 in calibre. Amazon and its six stock standard, unimpeachable font choices suck epic balls.

HarryT · 06-23-2015, 09:34 AM

What do you dislike about the stock fonts?

JSWolf · 06-23-2015, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by cerem0ny

I use a different font for each book, converted to azw3 in calibre. Amazon and its six stock standard, unimpeachable font choices suck epic balls.

Since you so dislike the fonts that come with the Kindle, why not switch to a different Reader where you can side load fonts that you prefer?

06-03-2015, 11:03 PM	#858
7hir7een Reader of Books Posts: 204 Karma: 178096 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Basic (11th gen)	From the default choices, I still like Caecilia Condensed the most. If they update the e-ink Kindles with Bookerly, however, I'd prefer it. It looks rather nice on my iPad. For almost all of my reading, however, I sideload and embed a custom font. I use a fairly heavily poked at (at this point, I've made so many little tweaks, I'm not sure what all I've done to it) version of Edlund. After all my early font experimentation, I've settled on it and have been using it for about 1.5 years . Attached Thumbnails

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06-03-2015, 04:37 PM	#856
jstm Member Posts: 13 Karma: 582 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: kindle paperwhite 2014, IPAD, IPAD Mini, Iphone 6	caecilia in 4th position from left to right most the time, but I hope can use the bookerly font, I tried it, in my Ipad and Iphone and it's great. By the way, anyone knows if it will be available in KPW? Regards

06-04-2015, 11:05 AM	#859
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	Most of the time I use Caecilia, which I think has always been the default font on kindles. I mean my first kindle the K1 had just that font. I have used the condensed version at times on my basic and paperwhite, but now on my Voyage, the regular caecilia looks really nice. Its less squat and wide on it. Just about right. I don't like it as much on my kindle app, but on my Fire there is now bookerly which looks nicer than the regular caecilia on the app. For some reason the app version looks different than the Voyage version. Might be in my head. But pretty much caecilia it is. Even though the Palatino and Baskerville now look really nice on the Voyage, for my eyes I just don't find them as readable. My eyes keep getting "stuck" for lack of better word. They just glide smooth over caecilia. Easy. So I can concentrate on the actual story, rather than notice the font.

06-04-2015, 11:36 AM	#860
loco Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 28606 Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: India Device: PW2	palatino....smalest 80% of the time. while moving, use 3-4 larger

06-05-2015, 03:39 AM	#861
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	Helvetica or Palatino depending on whim. The size is third from the top, fourth, or sometimes fifth. I like the font as small as I can see but my old eyes vary depending on lighting conditions and time of day.

06-17-2015, 07:37 PM	#862
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,454 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Helvetica .... Newspaper font! 4/5 in size on my K3 & Amazon Phone.

06-18-2015, 06:16 AM	#863
Marrella Cambrian crab Posts: 2,831 Karma: 3229927 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Germany Device: Kindle, Pocket Book, Kobo, Sony	Caecilia when my (old) eyes are tired, Palatino when they are not. Size 5 (from the left). And I really appreciate that I can use Palatino (or Futura which I also like) all the time on my Voyage because the display is this sharp.

06-18-2015, 08:01 AM	#864
LeJon Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 13124 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Russia Device: Kindle	The default font works for me. Probably might go with the newer font when it's out.

06-21-2015, 11:10 PM	#867
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	The best way to handle custom fonts is of course to use the font hack. That may be difficult on the PW2 because you need to be jailbroken -- in which case your only hope is as dordale said, embedding them in each book.

06-22-2015, 08:28 AM	#868
cerem0ny Evangelist Posts: 418 Karma: 3059202 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra Colour	I use a different font for each book, converted to azw3 in calibre. Amazon and its six stock standard, unimpeachable font choices suck epic balls.

06-23-2015, 09:34 AM	#869
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	What do you dislike about the stock fonts?