 September 10, 2009 - 7:52pm | Based on the feedback from the Issue 12 post I've listed the following below. If everyone picked one item to submit per month to write up that would be a great start to having a bi-monthly issue. Also, if you know someone not on this site they may have existing material; send them an email or submit on their behalf (get permission first). Also the Cartoon idea came up several times. I've been in talks with Jedion for about 2-3 months but we could never hook up to complete the toon. Anyone is welcome (and encouraged) to take the ball with a cartoon and run with it.
You Can Help (suggestions)
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 September 15, 2009 - 7:33pm | It did occur to me that if the
text were a little smaller, I could handle the serif a little better,
particularly if it is Advisor SSi or Palatino Linotype. (Both are
free.) If you switch fonts, please use common ones. ...Be as artistic as you like, but please use common fonts. It would be a real bummer to be unable to read SF Man because an odd font was used. Those fonts I suggested are common and extremely popular...for publishers. They're free online. Times New Roman is only popular because it's the default font for MS Word. Advisor SSi is what is used for the Time Magazine font. And they both are very legible in print or on the computer screen. View my profile for a list of articles I have written, am writing, will write. "It's yo' mama!" —Wicket W. Warrick, Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi "That guy's wise." —Logray, Star Wars Ep.VI: Return of the Jedi Do You Wanna Date My Avatar? - Felicia Day (The Guild) |
 September 15, 2009 - 7:34pm | It did occur to me that if the
text were a little smaller, I could handle the serif a little better,
particularly if it is Advisor SSi or Palatino Linotype. (Both are
free.) If you switch fonts, please use common ones. Those fonts I suggested are common and extremely popular...for publishers. They're free online. Times New Roman is only popular because it's the default font for MS Word. Advisor SSi is what is used for the Time Magazine font. Palatino Linotype is already in my computer. Advisor SSi I do not have. Do you have a link to a free download? |
September 15, 2009 - 7:36pm | You don't need to possess the font to read it in a PDF. (Are you doing the layout this month?) But yes, I have it. View my profile for a list of articles I have written, am writing, will write. "It's yo' mama!" —Wicket W. Warrick, Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi "That guy's wise." —Logray, Star Wars Ep.VI: Return of the Jedi Do You Wanna Date My Avatar? - Felicia Day (The Guild) |
September 15, 2009 - 7:42pm | Are you doing the layout this month? No. I do not have the necessary skills or equipment. (You already knew this.) I just read SF Man. Although I have submitted one article, which was published in the last issue. |
September 15, 2009 - 8:00pm | I didn't know that. I wasn't getting smart with you. How am I supposed to know that you don't have the equipment to do layout? You don't need to be Picasso to do layout. So that you know, fonts are embedded into PDFs, so that you don't need them on your computer. View my profile for a list of articles I have written, am writing, will write. "It's yo' mama!" —Wicket W. Warrick, Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi "That guy's wise." —Logray, Star Wars Ep.VI: Return of the Jedi Do You Wanna Date My Avatar? - Felicia Day (The Guild) |
September 16, 2009 - 12:09pm | So that you know, fonts are embedded into PDFs, so that you don't need them on your computer. I did not know that. I don't know much about computers and related things. The usual way that I learn about computers is by asking questions of people on forums who know the answer.  Question: If the above is true (I do not doubt that it is) why was my computer unable to identify the font in the PDF I downloaded (see previous post) or display it properly? Maybe a coding problem within the PDF? As far as I know my readers are up to date. |
September 16, 2009 - 1:38pm | Yeah, it may have been bound by a generic PDF-making program with no embedding, or the option may be unchecked in the person's Options on their PDF-making program in order to reduce the size of their PDF's. (Programs typically try to provide every option they can) View my profile for a list of articles I have written, am writing, will write. "It's yo' mama!" —Wicket W. Warrick, Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi "That guy's wise." —Logray, Star Wars Ep.VI: Return of the Jedi Do You Wanna Date My Avatar? - Felicia Day (The Guild) |
September 16, 2009 - 6:08pm | @Ascent: Something you said got me thinking...a dangerous process fraught with peril. If fonts are embedded in the PDF then they must be listed in "properties". So I started clicking on buttons until I found the properties tab. The fonts that will not display properly, are three slightly different "OCR Commercial Fonts". I tried to find a free download, but they are only available to buy. This leads me to believe that the person who made the adventure did it at work. Thanks for the lesson. I learned something. |
September 16, 2009 - 6:20pm | Yeah, it may have been bound by a generic PDF-making program with no embedding, or the option may be unchecked in the person's Options on their PDF-making program in order to reduce the size of their PDF's. (Programs typically try to provide every option they can) Silly to use an uncommon font and turn off the feature that lets other people read it. Maybe the maker does not know. The font looked cool, so it was used. I would have just assumed that if I can read it everybody can. Another odd bit of knowledge to keep in mind. |
September 16, 2009 - 6:22pm | OOPS! Double Post. Sorry. |
September 16, 2009 - 7:52pm | Yeah, it may have been bound by a generic PDF-making program with no embedding, or the option may be unchecked in the person's Options on their PDF-making program in order to reduce the size of their PDF's. (Programs typically try to provide every option they can) Silly to use an uncommon font and turn off the feature that lets other people read it. Maybe the maker does not know. The font looked cool, so it was used. I would have just assumed that if I can read it everybody can. Another odd bit of knowledge to keep in mind. People often forget the options they have chosen on their programs, or may not even be aware of the effects such options have on their efforts. Think about, if they have the font on their computer, then the person has no way of knowing that the font isn't showing up in the PDF he has made.  View my profile for a list of articles I have written, am writing, will write. "It's yo' mama!" —Wicket W. Warrick, Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi "That guy's wise." —Logray, Star Wars Ep.VI: Return of the Jedi Do You Wanna Date My Avatar? - Felicia Day (The Guild) |
