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Since the main - Gentium fonts do 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 -========= - -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? - - If you have a special symbol that you need (say, for a particular - transcription system), the best means of doing so will be to ensure - that the symbol makes it into the Unicode Standard. It is impossible - for us to add every glyph that every person desires, but we do place - a high priority on adding pretty much anything that falls in certain - Unicode ranges (extended Latin, Greek, Cyrillic). You can send us your - requests, but please understand that we are unlikely to add symbols - where the user base is very small, unless they have been accepted - into Unicode. - -Can I send you work I've done to be incorporated into Gentium? - - Yes! See the 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. - Future versions of Gentium will include 'smart font' support for - technologies such as OpenType and SIL's Graphite. This will make - diacritic positioning much better. The Gentium Basic fonts do, - however, include limited support for both OpenType and Graphite, - and demonstrate the type of support that will eventually be provided. - -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, but the Gentium Basic fonts do, and similar support will - appear in the main fonts in the near future. - -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. - - -Basic -===== - -How are the Basic fonts (Gentium Basic, Gentium Book Basic) different -from Gentium? - - These font families are based on the original Gentium design, but with - additional weights. Both families come with a complete regular, bold, - italic and bold italic set of fonts. The supported character set, - however, is much smaller than for the main Gentium fonts. These - 'Basic' fonts support only the Basic Latin and Latin-1 Supplement - Unicode ranges, plus a selection of the more commonly used extended - Latin characters, with miscellaneous diacritical marks, symbols and - punctuation. In particular, these fonts do not support full extended - Latin IPA, complete support for Central European languages, Greek and - Cyrillic. - -What is the Book weight? - - It is a complete second font family that is slightly heavier overall, - and more useful for some purposes. The main Gentium family will - eventually have a complete matching Book weight, along with matching - italics. - -Why is the line spacing greater for the Basic fonts? - - In some environments, stacked diacritics in Gentium could display as - 'chopped-off'. Gentium Basic has slightly wider default line spacing - in order to avoid this problem. Most applications do, however, let you - set the line spacing explicitly, so you can have the lines spaced - precisely as you wish. - -Will you be accepting requests for additions to the Basic character set? - - No. We are now focusing our development efforts on the main Gentium - fonts, which already provide richer character set support. - -Is there an Alt version of the Basic fonts? - - No, although you may notice that capitals and some tall lowercase - letters do use 'low-profile' versions. - - -Future -====== - -Now that SIL International has taken over Gentium, who will be the next -designer? - - Victor Gaultney will remain as primary designer, but Annie Olsen, a - fellow type designer from the SIL Non-Roman Script Initiative, has - joined the project team. She is a former calligraphy teacher, and is - well suited for the task. 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.)? - - Those would be nice, wouldn't they? From a design point of view, - it would be great to have these refinements, and we haven't ruled - them out. But there are other needs that are much higher priority - (Bold, Cyrillic, etc.). If you think you could contribute some of - your time and effort to these enhancements, see the FONTLOG file for - information on becoming a contributor. - -What about bold? - - The Gentium Basic fonts include Bold and Bold Italic versions. The - main Gentium fonts will also include them in the future. - -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, and is available from our web site. - -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? - - As soon as we can get it done, but it is still a few months away. - -I need a couple of ancient Greek glyphs, such as the digamma. When will -those be ready? - - These have already been designed and will be in the next main release. - -Will there be a Type 1 version? What about OpenType? - - The next generation of Gentium will have OpenType, Graphite and AAT - support. We do not plan to produce Type 1 versions at this time, but - please write us if this is important (and tell us why). We are, however, - considering releasing a version in OT-CFF format, but it will not go - through the same careful testing as the standard OT/Graphite/AAT version.
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