From: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Date: Tue, 9 May 2017 18:14:08 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Describe the use of this directory and add background information on font usage in... X-Git-Tag: 20180215~106 X-Git-Url: http://git.projectaon.org/?p=project-aon.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=46a0d38e8b234c348dc3194e60bee360063e4926;ds=sidebyside Describe the use of this directory and add background information on font usage in different areas of the project. git-svn-id: https://projectaon.org/data/trunk@2592 f6f3e2d7-ff33-0410-aaf5-b4bee2cdac11 --- diff --git a/common/fonts/README.txt b/common/fonts/README.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..45f4d77 --- /dev/null +++ b/common/fonts/README.txt @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ + +Information about this directory +-------------------------------- + +Please only include fonts in this directory can be distributed by the Project +and can be used used to generate content to be distributed at the website +(PDF, ePUBs, etc.). Please note that the SVN repository is publicly accesible +and fonts which are not freely distributable should *not* be included here. + +This directory currently holds: + + - The Carlito font -> used to generate the Freeway Warrior ePubs + + +Fonts used in Project Aon +------------------------- + +The Lone Wolf and World of Lone Wolf books were originally published using the +Souvenir font. Whileas the Freeway Warrior books were published using the +Melior font. + +The Project Aon tries to use, whenever possible, the original fonts when +providing the books in digital format in order to give the new readers of the +books the same "feeling" readers had when the original books where published. + +However, licensing limitations with the fonts prevent sometimes us from being +able to deliver the fonts in all the content we publish at the website. + +Lone Wolf series - Souvenir font +-------------------------------- + +In May 2011, Project Aon purchased a "Preview and Print" license for the ITC +Souvenir Light and Demi OpenType fonts for use with Project Aon. This is a +5-user license. Should you require this font to create content to be +distributed at the website please contact Jonathan blake. + +The purchased license can be used in graphics, PDFs, and similar content, but +cannot be provided as a web font, as the license that the Project has no +permission for it. The Project has looked into purchasing a license for web +distribution, but this option has been ruled out due to its costs. + + +Freeway Warrior - Melior font +------------------------------ + +The Freeway warrior series used the Melior font, but the Project does not have +any license to distribute this font. + +The ePUBS for Freeway Warrior have been generated with the Carlito font which +is available in this directory. + +Fonts in Website content +----------------------- + +In the website, the fonts shown to the user are defined in the CSS definition. + +For the Lone Wolf series they are currently the following (in order of preference): + + Souvenir + Georgia + Times New Roman + Times + Serif + +Souvenir is not necesarily available in end user systems, but Georgia is +commonly supplied with Operating Systems nowadays. To our knowledge it is +distributed in the following Operating systems by default: +Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, MacOS X and possibly even in +older operating systems (such as Windows 95/98 where it could be supplied with +Internet Explorer 4+) + +GNU/Linux based operating systems might not support the Georgia fonts by +default but, in some cases, they can be provided by external downloads. For +example, Debian and Ubuntu users can install the 'ttf-mscorefonts-installer' +installer package which downloads the fonts from available mirrors and +installs them in the system transparently to the user + +Note: + - In September 2006 it was proposed to include Gentium to the list following some + tests, as this open source font is available + + - In August 2010 it was proposed to change the font listing due to the fact that the + "Souvenir" font name was not ever commercially used. + +In the future, the font listing might change the main.css to: + +font-family: "Souvenir Lt BT", "Souvenir LT", Souvenir, Georgia, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; + +Due to the licensing costs of fonts for web site used the Project has ruled +out the possibility of providing the font directly to end users. Users wishing +to read the books with the original font are free to buy it and install it in +their computer systems. +(For more information on licensing see: +https://www.fonts.com/font/itc/itc-souvenir/licenses) + + +For the Freeway Warrior series, the following fonts are used (in order of +preference): + + Calibiri + "Lucida Grande" + Verdana + Trebuchet + Arial + Helvetica + sans-serif + +----- Javier Fernández-Sanguino + +Tue, 09 May 2017 19:40:00 +0200 +