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+GENTIUM-FAQ
+Gentium Release 1.03
+========================
+
+Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about the Gentium fonts:
+
+
+General
+========
+
+How do you pronounce Gentium?
+
+ The preferred pronunciation is with a soft G as in 'general', not a
+ hard one as in 'gold': JEN-tee-oom.
+
+What is GentiumAlt?
+
+ It is a version of the font with redesigned diacritics (flatter
+ ones) to make it more suitable for use with stacking diacritics, and
+ for languages such as Vietnamese. The Greek glyphs also use the
+ Porsonic (single-curve) design for the circumflex. Since Gentium
+ does not currently include any 'smart' rendering routines, there is
+ no easy way to access these alternate diacritic shapes from within
+ the regular Gentium font. The encoding of the fonts are the same, so
+ the same text can be viewed with either one. There is also no
+ problem with having both font families installed at the same time.
+
+
+Licensing
+=========
+
+How is this version of Gentium different from version 1.02?
+
+ The only difference between version 1.02 and 1.03 is that Gentium is
+ now released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. There has been no
+ change to metrics, glyphs or behavior.
+
+I want to use Gentium in my publication - can I?
+
+ Gentium is released under the SIL Open Font License, which permits use
+ for any publication, whether electronic or printed. For more answers
+ to use questions see the OFL-FAQ. The license, alongside information
+ specific to Gentium, is in the release package.
+
+I would like to bundle Gentium with my application - can I?
+
+ This is our most common question. The SIL Open Font License allows
+ bundling with applications, even commercial ones, with some restrictions.
+ See the OFL file.
+
+Can I use the font on my web site?
+
+ You can certainly create web pages that request that Gentium be used to
+ display them (if that font is available on the user's system). According
+ to the license, you are even allowed to place the font on your site for
+ people to download it. We would strongly recommend, however, that you
+ direct users to our site to download the font. This ensures that they
+ are always using the most recent version with bug fixes, etc. To make
+ this easier, we've simplified the URL for Gentium:
+ http://scripts.sil.org/gentium
+
+Is Gentium going to stay free?
+
+ There is no intention to ever charge users for using Gentium. The
+ current version is licensed under a free/open license and future
+ versions will be similar.
+
+
+Modification
+============
+
+I would like to modify Gentium to add a couple of characters I need. Can I?
+
+ Yes - that is allowed as long as you abide by the conditions of the
+ SIL Open Font License.
+
+So will you add glyphs upon request?
+
+ Gentium is no longer being updated. Gentium Plus has been significantly
+ updated and if further glyphs are requested, they could be added to
+ Gentium Plus.
+
+Can I send you work I've done to be incorporated into Gentium?
+
+ We are willing to incorporate your work into Gentium Plus. See the
+ Gentium Plus FONTLOG for information on becoming a contributor.
+
+
+Technical
+=========
+
+Can you help me get Gentium working on my system?
+
+ We cannot afford to offer individual technical support. The best
+ resource is this website, where we hope to offer some limited help.
+ However, we do want to hear of any problems you encounter, so that
+ we can add them to the list of bugs to fix in later releases.
+
+ Our contact address is <gentium AT sil DOT org>. Please understand
+ that we cannot guarantee a personal response.
+
+I can't find all the extended Latin letters in the font. How do I type them?
+
+ Gentium is Unicode-encoded, which means that the computer stores a
+ special, unique code for each letter in your document. Since most
+ keyboards do not have hundreds of keys, special software is needed
+ in order to type the hundreds of special characters supported by the
+ font.
+
+I can't find the 'o with right hook' in the font. Where is it?
+
+ Combinations of base letters with diacritics are often called
+ composite, or pre-composed glyphs. Gentium has hundreds of these
+ (the ones that are included in Unicode). There are, however, many
+ common combinations that are not represented by a single composite.
+ It is possible to enter these into a document, but only as
+ individual components. So 'o with right hook' would be entered as
+ 'o', then 'right hook'. Although this may not look very good in some
+ cases, we're not able to anticipate every possible combination.
+ Gentium Plus includes 'smart font' support for technologies such as
+ OpenType and SIL's Graphite. This improves diacritic positioning.
+
+Some diacritics are not aligning well with base glyphs, and if I type more
+than one diacritic, they run into each other. Why is that?
+
+ Gentium currently has no 'smart font' code for automatic diacritic
+ positioning. You may wish to use Gentium Plus which does include
+ 'smart font' support.
+
+How do I type the Greek letters?
+
+ You need a Unicode-compatible keyboarding system, which is not
+ included in the distribution package.
+
+I'm having problems making PDFs -- why won't my document distill?
+
+ Gentium is a large font, with lots of glyphs. As a result, some
+ printers can balk at PDFs that have the complete font embedded. The
+ easiest way to avoid this is to have Acrobat/Distiller subset the
+ font. This is generally a good idea anyway (with any font) and can
+ reduce the size of your files.
+
+
+Future
+======
+
+Now that SIL International has taken over Gentium, who will be the next
+designer?
+
+ Victor Gaultney will remain as primary designer, but other designers
+ from the SIL Non-Roman Script Initiative have joined the project team,
+ including Annie Olsen and Iska Routamaa. Other members of the NRSI team
+ will also add their expertise in technical matters.
+
+Do you plan to include other typographic enhancements (small caps, old style
+figures, etc.)?
+
+ Gentium Plus now has support for small caps. From a design point of view,
+ it would be great to have other enhancements, and we haven't ruled them
+ out. But there are other needs of much higher priority (such as Bold).
+ If you think you could contribute some of your time and effort to these
+ enhancements, see the Gentium Plus FONTLOG file for information on
+ becoming a contributor.
+
+What about bold?
+
+ Gentium Basic and Gentium Book Basic are now available in all four weights
+ (Regular, Italic, Bold and Bold-Italic). The 'Basic' fonts only cover
+ basic Latin glyphs. We are now working on completing these weights for
+ Gentium Plus. Be patient, though, as Gentium has lots of glyphs!
+
+Sans-serif?
+
+ There is a definite need for a sans-serif font that shares some of
+ Gentium's strengths -- high readability, economy of space, etc. It
+ would also be great if that font also harmonized well with Gentium.
+ We don't currently have any plans for a companion face, although one
+ of our other projects - Andika - may be useful. Andika is a sans-serif
+ font designed specifically for use in literacy programs around the
+ world. Andika Basic (Regular) is already available and a version of
+ Andika with a more complete repertoire will be available in a few months.
+
+Will you be extending Gentium to cover other scripts, and Hebrew in
+particular?
+
+ It is very unlikely that we would do this, as there are so many
+ pressing needs in Latin, Greek and Cyrillic scripts. But you could
+ contribute to the project.
+
+When will Cyrillic be completed?
+
+ Gentium Plus now has Cyrillic support.
+
+I need a couple of ancient Greek glyphs, such as the digamma. When will
+those be ready?
+
+ These are now available in Gentium Plus.
+
+Will there be a Type 1 version? What about OpenType?
+
+ Gentium Plus has OpenType and Graphite support. We do not plan to
+ produce Type 1. Included in the developer package of Gentium Plus
+ is a version in OT-CFF format, but it is provided as a source for
+ glyph outlines, not as a user-installable font, and includes no
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