Windows typography reproduction

[Carthik Sharma]

Yes,
I have already installed the package you mention, and would like to
change my fonts in kde (Which I use for kile, kdevelop etc), which is
why I was wondering what fonts MS uses by default in different
situations, so I can use the same "map" on linux.

Thank you for the reply :)

carthik.


On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 03:27:59 -0500, volvoguy <volvoguy at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you enable the Multiverse repository in Synaptic (or apt-get or
> aptitude), you can install the Microsoft core fonts. The package is
> called "msttcorefonts" and these fonts are included:
> 
>   Andale Mono
>   Arial Black
>   Arial (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
>   Comic Sans MS (Bold)
>   Courier New (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
>   Georgia (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
>   Impact
>   Times New Roman (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
>   Trebuchet (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
>   Verdana (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
>   Webdings
> 
> Microsoft also uses Tahoma quite often and I *thought* that was part
> of this package, but apparently not.
> 
> I'll also note however that I'm a graphic designer and typography nut
> and the defaults fonts in Ubuntu are in no way inferior to
> Microsoft's. I WOULD recommend turning on subpixel hinting though.
> There may be a howto for that in the wiki. If not, let me know and
> I'll figure out how I did it again. :)
> 
> Hope that helps!
> 
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