Re: [libreoffice-users] What font are you using in LO Writer

El vie, 15-08-2025 a las 18:16 -0500, Chuck Stuettgen escribió:
> Although my main computer is Linux I should have mentioned the reason
> I
> chose Georgia as my default font was for compatibility with non Linux
> systems.
>
> Liberation is a good font but it's unlikely the average Windows
> computer
> will have it on their computer.  With the Georgia font, I never have
> to
> worry about my document formatting being screwed up when sharing or
> viewing
> documents on a Windows computer.
>
> Chuck
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM William Park <opengeometry@yahoo.ca>
> wrote:
>
> > Thanks.  It came down to
> >      - Liberation Serif -- more square'ish than Times New Roman
> >      - Linux Libertine -- taller strokes than Liberation Serif
> >
> > I chose Liberation Serif.
That's a good description of the difference between Liberation serif
and TNR. The so-called "x-height" of Liberation is greater but the
tracking (the basic spacing between letters) appears to be the same as
or very close to TNR. That, I suspect, would lead Windows to substitute
TNR for Liberation serif, but I am not sure. (Somewhere on the web
there must be information on how to see substituted fonts...)

That said, the point Chuck makes is a good one as even small
differences could change the document formatting, and Georgia really is
one of the nicest, readily available fonts around.

After responding yesterday I played a bit on one of my laptops. Looking
at line length (should be a decent measure of tracking), TNR and
Liberation serif (roughly equal) were the shortest of the fonts I
examined with the new MS Aptos serif font the longest (tested at 12
pt). Georgia fell in between. On a small screen I found Liberation
easier to read than TNR, with Georgia and Aptos better. It is too bad
that the MS designer of the latter seems to have concentrated on the
san serif version (the latest Word default [1]) as I found the serif
style surprisingly pleasing to the eye.

For those who need to deal with newer Word files received from others,
Aptos is available as a free download from MS [2]. In Linux, install in
the ~/.local/share/fonts directory so you don't lose it with system
upgrades.

Best,
Roy

[1]
https://www.southype.com/Commerce/typeface-showdown-aptos-vs-helvetica-vs-verdana-vs-arial-vs-calibri-vs-roboto-which-font-reigns-supreme/
[2] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=106087

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