Greek font design

Mike Sangrey msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Mon Dec 11 10:13:56 EST 2000



rdecker at bbc.edu said:
> There is a major problem with our Greek font situation. There have
> been  some major litigation threats over Greek fonts (believe it or
> not!). A  certain publisher thinks they own the Greek font business
> and has put legal  pressure on others. I'm in a quandary because I
> have 15 years of Greek  documents/data in that font and it's an
> enormous task to reformat to a  different font. (Perhaps this is
> exactly what this publisher wants!)

I personally think the names of these publishers should be published.  
They should be held accountable for what they are attempting to do.  They 
are wrong! This list is probably not the place to publish that 
information, but there are other ways.

>   The  Mounce font is not yet well
> polished for publication work, etc.  (particularly kerning, though
> Bill is working on it as he has time). Other  fonts are so very
> different in key mapping that it is a major chore. 

Secondly, is there anyone on the list, or does anyone know of anyone, who 
could help Mounce finish the font?  If so, I would strongly encourage you 
to please contact Mounce with that information.  The Open Source movement 
is also working, in a more general way, on opening this whole thing up.
-- 
Mike Sangrey
msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Landisburg, Pa.
               It's OK to think differently, just think together.
               Sooner or later that will bring out our faults;
               then we can deal with them...together.





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