Re: Fonts to present phonology in IPA at web pages
| From: | Almaran Dungeonmaster <dungeonmaster@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, March 19, 2002, 8:17 |
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> Van: Y.Penzev
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> A definite question. What fonts can I use to create a web page presenting
> phonology, if I want to demonstrate sounds with IPA, and not X-SAMPA?
> I've got several fonts to type IPA symbols in, but I've got no software to
> make them "embedded" (?) Honestly, I don't understand well, what it means
> :-)
> Do the majority of us has any IPA fonts installed at our comps, such as
> Lucida Sans Unicode, Thryomanes and/or any SIL IPA fonts (Doulos,
> Manuscript, Sophia)? Should I provide a link to download such fonts if you
> have none?
My favorite method is to use PDF files. They have a cross-platform
consistent layout, most people have some version of acrobat readre installed
(or they can download it for free), it guarantees that your text comes out
exactly as you designed it, and it can be stored easily. The only problem is
that it is not easy to create PDF files, but if need be, I can create PDFs
from PostScript files for anyone who wants me to (unless this means I will
be getting 20 files a day to convert).
Maarten van Beek
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