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Exactly. Good TeX should simply yield to good typography. Nice ligations, etc. I dont like Computer Modern too much. I am very fond of Gentium [1]. For math, I
by nextos 10y ago
Exactly. Good TeX should simply yield to good typography. Nice ligations, etc.
I dont like Computer Modern too much. I am very fond of Gentium [1]. For math, I love Euler [2], which is used in Concrete Mathematics.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentium
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMS_Euler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMS_Euler
- kzrdude 10y agoDoesn't Euler look a tad cartoony to you? I guess that goes away when you are used to it.
- nextos 10y agoIt does. It is intended to mimic handwriting in blackboards. I use it for slides when teaching or presenting to informal audiences. If you don't like it, a good alternative to Computer Modern is Latin Modern. A nice derivative which is not so thin. Reading long Computer Modern texts gets a bit tiring for my eyes. I think some editors like LyX default to Latin Modern instead of Computer Modern. Aside, The Art of Prolog uses an amazing Lucida variant. It'd be my favorite for math texts if it was free.
- kaeluka 10y agoI like Gentium. Thanks for the tip! > Good TeX should simply yield to good typography. Making it look like tech can make it appear like you're one of the in-crowd. Although I personally try to avoid exactly that, I can see it being an advantage in -- for example -- CVs. Fwiw, my CV is also done in LaTex. I hope it doesn't show too much: http://stbr.me/cv http://stbr.me/cv
- FabHK 10y agoBTW, I assumed you meant "ligatures" (for joined letters)? (Not sure what "ligations" are - maybe autocorrect... :-)
- nextos 10y agoI did, I should be more careful. Thanks. Too late to edit though :)