Bitstream/Gnome Release Vera Font Family 363
bluephone writes "Gnome and Bitstream have released the final version of the Vera font family. Go get it, install them, and enjoy! They work for Windows and Mac users too!" Our earlier story.
I'm obviously retarded (Score:4, Insightful)
I just want to see what the fonts look like without having to install/download the actual files.
I'm sure that it would be far too silly for them to have all of this talk and not have a link that shows what they look like - so I'm obviously retarded for not finding said link.
Anyone want to help a special needs kid and give me a link to what the font looks like?
This is good news... (Score:5, Insightful)
Considering that one of Linux/Gnome/KDE's weakest points has been its poor support for fonts.
Quite frankly, I'm glad to see this. The early fonts that came with X were simply horrible when compared to what MS was offering at the time. With better looking fonts, we are one step closer to widespread adoption of Linux on the desktop.
Beautiful font (Score:3, Insightful)
It's really good to finally have a high-quality free font set.
FWIW. YMMV.
Re:This is good news... (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Sorry for being dumb (Score:2, Insightful)
Italics? (was slashdot in Vera Serif) (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Italics? (was slashdot in Vera Serif) (Score:3, Insightful)
might apply...
In any case, Bitstream had never built
serif italic faces for Prima, Vera's progenitor.
- Jim
Re:word (Score:3, Insightful)
Here's a comparison of Vera Serif/Sans with Times/Verdana on Windows XP with ClearType at 8 & 12 points (96 dpi): vera.gif [myfriskit.com].
A few things stand out: