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> Latex source Check the github link you posted, the book is right there. I also like looking at other people's tex files. The book was written with orgmode, s

by dfc 13y ago

> Latex source Check the github link you posted, the book is right there. I also like looking at other people's tex files. The book was written with orgmode, so this could be a double treat, you get to see the tex as well as the orgmode used to generate the pdf. UPDATE: The choice of non-free fonts is a peculiar choice. The math text looks a little strange in places. I am not sure if there is a package to fix up the math font for caslon, ie. one similar to the minion package. The euler fonts would work for a mathfont. Why not use something from texlive so that anyone can build a copy of the book that looks like the original and/or submit improvements? Everything looks nicer when you turn on microtype.

lvh 13y ago
Thanks for the suggestions! I think that being able to build on standard free texlive installations would be a wonderful feature, but this the first time I've heard of the microtype package. Are you saying I can just turn it on and it'd be better? I've skimmed the CTAN entry and it suggests that it'd work with most fonts; does that include the ones I'm using now? (If so, does that mean that "use free fonts" and "use microtype" are two different tickets?) Thank you very much in advance. I've created two tickets for this: https://github.com/crypto101/book/issues/60 https://github.com/crypto101/book/issues/60 and https://github.com/crypto101/book/issues/61 https://github.com/crypto101/book/issues/61.
- dfc 13y ago
  Microtype is different from " use free fonts." Microtype allows for: "character protrusion and font expansion, furthermore the adjustment of interword spacing and additional kerning, as well as hyphenatable letterspacing (tracking) and the possibility to disable all or selected ligatures." I will follow up on github. Are you planning to have the book printed? The recto/verso margins can be distracting.

by dfc 13y ago

lvh 13y ago

Thanks for the suggestions! I think that being able to build on standard free texlive installations would be a wonderful feature, but this the first time I've heard of the microtype package. Are you saying I can just turn it on and it'd be better? I've skimmed the CTAN entry and it suggests that it'd work with most fonts; does that include the ones I'm using now? (If so, does that mean that "use free fonts" and "use microtype" are two different tickets?) Thank you very much in advance. I've created two tickets for this: https://github.com/crypto101/book/issues/60 https://github.com/crypto101/book/issues/60 and https://github.com/crypto101/book/issues/61 https://github.com/crypto101/book/issues/61.

dfc 13y ago
Microtype is different from " use free fonts." Microtype allows for: "character protrusion and font expansion, furthermore the adjustment of interword spacing and additional kerning, as well as hyphenatable letterspacing (tracking) and the possibility to disable all or selected ligatures." I will follow up on github. Are you planning to have the book printed? The recto/verso margins can be distracting.