diff --git a/antiqua.png b/antiqua.png index 45fd2e2..6d52712 100644 Binary files a/antiqua.png and b/antiqua.png differ diff --git a/antiqua.tex b/antiqua.tex index 82c772e..a7959d0 100644 --- a/antiqua.tex +++ b/antiqua.tex @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Are you ready for a little \LaTeX{} magic? Type the following into a file named \endinput \end{verbatim} +\noindent Now simply \textbackslash{}usepackage\{antiqua\}, and your document will be typeset in URW Antiqua! Antiqua is little known, but still an original creation by Hermann Zapf. Its sans serif counterpart that diff --git a/bera.png b/bera.png index 9e74098..b1cc34e 100644 Binary files a/bera.png and b/bera.png differ diff --git a/bera.tex b/bera.tex index c61b56b..cf4406e 100644 --- a/bera.tex +++ b/bera.tex @@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ \noindent {\LARGE 9 Bitstream Vera}\\ ~\\ -The digital revolution demanded types that looked consistent and readable even when viewed at lower resolutions. This gave rise to a square-looking and widely spaced new family of fonts, of which Bitstream Charter was the first real example. After Charter's success, the Bitstream foundry worked together with the Gnome Foundation to produce Bitstream Vera, a serif font specifically designed for low resolution computer screens. The large x-height and wide, open letters make Vera easy to read even at very small sizes. - -The latest incarnation in the category of ``display serif fonts'' is the DejaVu series of fonts, which have mostly replaced the default Vera in most Linux distributions. If you like this type of font, closely compare the packages \texttt{charter}, \texttt{bera}, and \texttt{dejavu}. +The digital revolution demanded types that looked consistent and readable even when viewed at lower resolutions. This gave rise to a square-looking and widely spaced new family of fonts, of which Bitstream Charter and Adobe Utopia were the first real examples. After Charter's success, the Bitstream foundry worked together with the Gnome Foundation to produce Bitstream Vera, a serif font specifically designed for low resolution computer screens. The large x-height and wide, open letters make Vera easy to read even at very small sizes. +\fontsize{9pt}{1em} +{\fontfamily{DejaVuSerif-TLF}\selectfont +The latest incarnation of Vera is the DejaVu font family, which have mostly replaced the default Vera in most Linux distributions. Although Wikipedia states that DejaVu ``maintains the original look and feel'' of Vera, I myself cannot find \emph{any} visual difference between \textbackslash{}usepackage\{bera\} and \textbackslash{}usepackage\{dejavu\}. To illustrate, this paragraph is set in 9pt DejaVu, while the previous paragraph is set in 10pt Vera. Really! +} \end{document} diff --git a/boisik.png b/boisik.png index 443cbd9..a615e36 100644 Binary files a/boisik.png and b/boisik.png differ diff --git a/boisik.tex b/boisik.tex index d3df513..2b67a65 100644 --- a/boisik.tex +++ b/boisik.tex @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ \documentclass{article} \usepackage{microtype} \usepackage[OT1]{fontenc} +\usepackage{librebaskerville} \usepackage{boisik} \usepackage{mflogo} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} @@ -11,14 +12,21 @@ \noindent {\LARGE $10$ Boisik}~\\ ~\\ -Boisik is without a doubt the ugliest font available in any \LaTeX distribution. -One look at this paragraph and you'll agree that the last place in this Top 10 is a well-deserved one. +Boisik is without a doubt the ugliest font available in the \LaTeX{} +distribution. One look at this paragraph and you'll agree that the +last place in this Top 10 is a well-deserved one. -However, Boisik is very much worth mentioning because it has completely been written in the archaic \MF{} system. -That's right, every parameter of this font is globally adjustable, and every font size has different glyphs. +However, Boisik is very much worth mentioning because it has +completely been written in the archaic \MF{} system. That's right, +every parameter of this font is globally adjustable, and every font +size has different glyphs. Boisik is inspired by the classic 18th +century {\librebaskerville\small Baskerville}, which is itself +available with \textbackslash{}usepackage\{librebaskerville\}. Boisik +can be selected by \textbackslash{}usepackage\{boisik\}. -Boisik is a tribute to the original Computer Modern typeface, and it's ugliness only underwrites the geniousness -of Knuth's creation. +Boisik +is a tribute to the original Computer Modern typeface, and it's +ugliness only underwrites the geniousness of Knuth's creation. \end{document} diff --git a/libertine.png b/libertine.png index fb29d3e..8753329 100644 Binary files a/libertine.png and b/libertine.png differ diff --git a/libertine.tex b/libertine.tex index d541751..e95d12c 100644 --- a/libertine.tex +++ b/libertine.tex @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ \usepackage{microtype} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage{libertine} -\usepackage{anyfontsize} +%\usepackage{anyfontsize} \pagestyle{empty} \linespread{1.2} \begin{document} @@ -23,18 +23,16 @@ this typeface, because Libertine doesn't set the font encoding by default. %In general it's a good practice to always %specify the font encoding (T1 for all the fonts on this page) yourself. -By the way, Libertine is the font used in the Wikipedia -% {\fontsize{11.3}{0}\selectfont\useTextGlyph{fxl}{V.alt}\hspace{-3.6pt}\useTextGlyph{fxl}{V.alt}}\hspace{-.5pt}{\fontsize{11}{10}\selectfont\sc ikipedi}A +By the way, Libertine is the font used in the +{\fontsize{11.3}{0}\selectfont V\hspace{-4.6pt}V}\hspace{-.5pt}{\fontsize{11}{10}\selectfont\sc ikipedi}A logo. -\sf -The sans serif family (used in this paragraph) gets also set by -\textbackslash usepackage\{libertine\}. This family is called Biolinum and is what software -developers would call a \emph{beta version}---not yet suited for production -use. It looks a little like Zapf's famous Optima typeface, due to the -application of subtle stresses that produce the suggestion of a glyphic -serif. Bio\-linum goes even further in this by featuring real (although -petite) serifs at the end of some strokes. Let's see how the development will -proceed... +\sf The sans serif family (used in this paragraph) set by +\textbackslash usepackage\{libertine\} is called Biolinum. As you can +see, it's perhaps the most beautiful sans serif typeface available to +\LaTeX{} users. It looks a little like Zapf's Optima, due to +the application of subtle stresses that produce the suggestion of a +glyphic serif. Bio\-linum goes even further in this by featuring real +(although petite) serifs at the end of some strokes. \end{document} diff --git a/lmodern.png b/lmodern.png index c892aec..3614657 100644 Binary files a/lmodern.png and b/lmodern.png differ diff --git a/lmodern.tex b/lmodern.tex index 8139cdc..92723ae 100644 --- a/lmodern.tex +++ b/lmodern.tex @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The users of any \TeX{} system get the Computer Modern typeface by default in all their documents. This idiosyncratic font makes \TeX{} documents instantly recognizable to anyone who's ever used this system and instantly -impresses anyone else with it's timeless design. It has very high contrast +impresses anyone else with its timeless design. It has very high contrast between thick and thin elements, very consistent and characteristic strokes, and relatively short ascenders and descenders. Of course, it's classified as ``modern''.