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The license, alongside information + specific to Gentium Plus, is in the release package. + +I would like to bundle Gentium Plus with my application - can I? + + This is our most common question. The SIL Open Font License allows + bundling with applications, even commercial closed source ones, with + some restrictions. See the OFL.txt file and the OFL-FAQ. + +Can I use the font on my web site? + + You can certainly create web pages that request that Gentium Plus be + used to display them (both if that font is already available on the + user's system or if it is delivered via @font-face). According to the + license, you are also 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, there is a simple URL for Gentium: http://scripts.sil.org/Gentium + There is further important discussion of webfont issues in the OFL-FAQ. + +Is Gentium Plus going to stay unrestricted and available at no cost? + + There is no intention to ever charge users for using Gentium and its + variants. The current version is licensed under a free/open license and + future versions will be similarly unencumbered. + + +Modification +============ + +I would like to modify Gentium Plus 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 Plus? + + Yes. See the FONTLOG for information on becoming a contributor. + + +Technical +========= + +Can you help me get Gentium Plus 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@sil.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 Plus 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. See the README.txt file for more information. + +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 Plus 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 both OpenType and + Graphite. + +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? + + The smart diacritic positioning in Gentium Plus relies on either + OpenType or Graphite. The application you are using must support + one of these technologies in order to see appropriate diacritic + positioning. + +How do I type the Greek letters? + + You need a Unicode-compatible keyboarding system, which is not + included in the release. + +I'm having problems making PDFs -- why won't my document distill? + + Gentium Plus is a large font, with lots of glyphs. As a result, + some older printers, PDF distillers and readers can balk at PDFs + that have the complete font embedded. The easiest way to avoid + this is to have the PDF distiller subset the font. This is + generally a good idea anyway (with any font) and can reduce the + size of your files. + + +Plus +===== + +How are the Gentium Plus fonts different from Gentium? + + This font is based on the original Gentium design, but with an expanded + character and glyph repertoire. It currently comes with regular and + italic faces. It comes with near-complete support for Latin, Cyrillic + and Greek. It also contains 'smart font' support for OpenType and Graphite + technologies. This allows for correct diacritic placement over all base + characters, whether they are tall, short, wide, narrow, with or without + descenders. It also provides for a large variety of alternates glyphs. + These are described on the Gentium website. + +Why is the line spacing greater for the Plus fonts? + + In some environments, stacked diacritics in Gentium could display as + 'chopped-off'. Gentium Plus 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. + +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. Gentium Plus also includes + OpenType and Graphite features to turn low-profile diacritics on + and off. + + +Future +====== + +What are your future plans for Gentium Plus? + + Our next major effort is completing bold and bold italic weights + of Gentium Plus alongside a new Gentium Book Plus family. These new + weights are currently available for Gentium Basic/Gentium Book Basic. + +Do you plan to include other typographic enhancements (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 + (such as bold). If you think you could contribute some of your time + and effort to these enhancements, see the FONTLOG.txt file for + information on becoming a contributor. + +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. + +Will there be a Type 1 version? What about OpenType? + + Gentium Plus includes OpenType and Graphite 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 already provide the PostScript + bézier curves in the 'designsource' files in the developer release. |