![]() But the simple answer to not having to download the fonts is to buy Mac OSX and copy the fonts. I think if you have a Mac then fair use of the fonts should apply, though obviously I imagine the "license" restricts you to using the fonts only on a Mac. You still get thick, anti-aliased font lines that are easier to read and look the same on-screen as they would in a print preview or on paper. Anyway, what makes things look nice (and truly WYSIWYG) in Mac OSX is that when you get to normal font sizes (below 14 or so) the font doesn't change on-screen to being drawn with single pixel lines. My issue with Linux font rendering is the sub-pixel anti-aliasing, or the lack of use thereof.I don't understand why there is such reliance on single-pixel-line fonts in Windows and Linux. If not in very solid terms, at a qualitative "it's ugly" level. Lucida Grande, Verdana, or Bitstream Vera Sans.That came off as a bit 's pretty easy to tell. I'm betting that most of you can't tell the difference between 10pt. Last edited by regeya September 21st, 2006 at 05:13 PM. Just pointing all this out mainly to keep the discussion legal. At 13pt (the Apple HIG guidelines say 13pt iirc) they look about the same. I am a little amused, however, that it's taken this long for Lucida to catch on-the family has been around for around 21 years.ĮDIT #3: If you have Windows installed, you should have Lucida Sans, which is an older typeface and is almost identical-just some extra ligatures. I'm really not finding anything about Grande. In particular, Linotype offers a Lucida Family package for $109 that includes Lucida Sans but not Lucida Grande. reveals a number of variations on Lucida Sans from various design houses ranging from $20-$200 (note: upper number comes from Lucida collections). This may also be the typeface that Wal-Mart has adopted as their look.ĮDIT #2: If you still dual-boot, Lucida Sans is quite similar, though Grande has more ligatures. Come to think of it, IIRC this is what Apple uses on the iPod and on their product packaging. There are differences, yes, but unless you're a typography expert, you'll probably not care overly much.ĮDIT: I seem to recall (I don't have it installed on this machine, sorry) that Adobe Acrobat Reader "ships" with Myriad, which is also similar. Not only is it available free as in beer, it's already on your Ubuntu/Kubuntu system. Lucida Grande, Verdana, or Bitstream Vera Sans. I honestly can't find the licensing information right now, but remember that fonts, like software, movies, music, etc. ![]()
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