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[News] Pretty Fonts in GNU/Linux, Wallpapers Factor

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100+ Beautiful Free Fonts for Ubuntu

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| If you are a graphic and web designer, the default fonts that came with 
| Ubuntu will surely be not enough for your needs. However, if you know where 
| to look, you can find plenty of additional fonts that can help get the job 
| done.    
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http://www.junauza.com/2008/09/100-beautiful-free-fonts-for-ubuntu.html

Linux *does* have pretty fonts, debunking a long-dead myth.

125+ Linux wallpapers

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| 101 of the best Linux wallpapers I could find in the wild…
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http://elkosmas.gr/2008/09/25/125-linux-wallpapers/


Recent:

Ubuntu and Fonts

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| In this short tutorial i discuss some handy fonts related tips that could 
| improve user's desktop experience . The tips include installing Microsoft 
| True type fonts enabling one to render documents and web pages created in 
| Microsoft Windows properly in Ubuntu Linux, Installing a set of cool looking 
| fonts released by RedHat - Liberation fonts package , making fonts look good 
| on your LCD Display by turning on subpixel smoothing , installing some cool 
| and free fonts on your Ubuntu Desktop and finally how to install any font if 
| you have it's ttf file .        
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http://linuxondesktop.blogspot.com/2008/03/ubuntu-and-fonts.html


Ubuntu Hardy - Liberation Fonts now Fully Hinted?

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| A recent update came through for liberation fonts. It wasn't clear, but it 
| looks as if there is now full hinting available. Looks very nice! Might have 
| to add this to my Win XP work laptop as well.  
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http://grumpymole.blogspot.com/2008/03/ubuntu-hardy-liberation-fonts-now-fully.html


Related:

Liberation Fonts

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| The first release is a set of fully usable fonts, but they will
| lack the fully hinting capability (hinting adjusts font pixelization 
| so that the fonts render with high quality at large and small sizes)
| provided by TrueType/FreeType technology. That release is now ready.
| The second release will provide full hinting of the fonts, and that
| release will be available by the end of the calendar year.
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http://www.press.redhat.com/2007/05/09/liberation-fonts/


Checking out the new Open Font Library

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| Up until the last few years, typefaces were a neglected aspect in
| FOSS. However, the increased popularity of the GNU/Linux desktop and
| the emergence of software for designers is changing that. "The whole
| vectorization of the desktop with Inkscape is really doing a
| beautification of the desktop," Phillips says. In such an atmosphere,
| the OFL looks like an idea whose time has come.
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http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/03/22/169230&tid=13


Visual comparison of major OS's font rendering

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| ...Linux's myth of bad font rendering is finally over.
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http://mywheel.net/blog/index.php/2007/01/08/visual-comparison-of-major-oss-font-rendering/


Microsoft's forgotten [fonts] monopoly

http://news.com.com/Microsofts+forgotten+monopoly/2010-1032_3-6085417.html


3 Examples of Bad Microsoft Word Typography

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| From the makers of Arial, here are three examples of bad typography in 
| Microsoft Word. Bad typesetting in Word finds its way into résumés, business 
| plans, research papers, government documents, even published books. These 
| small inconsistencies and imperfections may be un-noticible in small doses,  
| but paragraph-after-paragraph they stack up—resulting in ugly, 
| visually-incohesive documents. Word isn’t for professional typography work, 
| but that’s no excuse for these typography sins.     
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http://robgoodlatte.com/2007/07/24/3-examples-of-bad-microsoft-word-typography/


Open source fonts

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| If you’ve ever gone looking for legitimately free fonts, you’ve probably 
| found that there are a lot of really bad ones. But there’s also a lot of 
| discussion out there about “open source fonts.”  
| 
| Some who post about open source fonts are really just talking about 
| free-as-in-beer typefaces. Some, however, have embraced the open source 
| philosophy as applied to typography.   
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http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/12/13/open-source-fonts/


Liberation Fonts Installation Script

http://linuxhack3r.com/2007/12/16/liberation-fonts-installation-script/
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