arg@huxley.UUCP (Adam R. Grossman) (02/02/91)
frisbie@flying-disk.com (Alan Frisbie) writes:
I already have the one from Paul Haerberli at Silicon Graphics
which was posted here sometime last year (thank you very much).
It is a decent hand *printing* font and I have used it several times.
What I am looking for, however, is one which simulates cursive script.
I am the person who turned Paul Haerberli's font into a Type 1. I'm glad
you liked it.
The problem with a good cursive script font is that the beginnings and ends
of each character have to be placed at exactly the same height so that the
letters blend together. This is difficult, so it makes sense that people
voluntarily buy these fonts from font companies, like mine.
Good luck.
--
Adam Grossman
arg@bitstream.comamanda@visix.com (Amanda Walker) (02/03/91)
I recently downloaded a nice font from America Online, called "LeftyCasual." It's not quite handwriting--it simulates left-handed printing, slight negative slant and all. It is, however, very legible, and comes the closest to "looking real" of any "handwriting" font I've seen yet. It's a Type 1 font, and it might be in one of the internet font archives. If not, I can probably put it into one... -- Amanda Walker amanda@visix.com Visix Software Inc. ...!uunet!visix!amanda -- "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory or defeat." -- Theodore Roosevelt
gsarff@meph.UUCP (Gary Sarff) (02/07/91)
In article <8049@flying-disk.com>, frisbie@flying-disk.com (Alan Frisbie) writes: > ... >Now for the real question. I would like to know about any fonts >which simulate handwriting, both commercial and public domain. >I already have the one from Paul Haerberli at Silicon Graphics >which was posted here sometime last year (thank you very much). >It is a decent hand *printing* font and I have used it several times. >What I am looking for, however, is one which simulates cursive script. Is there an archive site where I could get the font mentioned above, the hand-printing font? I am new to this group also (only a few months) and rather than waste net bandwidth asking someone to email it to me, and getting N copies of the same thing, if someone could just post to this group, that would be fine. I am now archiving this group so hopefully this won't happen again. 8-) Thanks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I _don't_ live for the Leap! ..uplherc!wicat!sarek!gsarff