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# Upstream release in a .sit | # Upstream release is Type 1 fonts in a StuffIt archive (.sit); may need to start from a third-party zip such as the one on [http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/Chemist fontsquirrel]. The [[Choosing the right font format to package|fonts will need to be converted]] to OpenType CFF (OTF). | ||
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Revision as of 07:50, 12 February 2010
Calligraphic fonts
Description
Chemist fonts were created by Cathy Davies as a memorial to her father, William Davies, based on his handwriting.
Characteristics
| Homepage | Format & features | License | Review reference | Koji page | pkgdb page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathy Davies Chemist | OTF | Public domain | ④ | ⑤ | ⑥ |
| Style | Faces | Scripts | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sans | Serif | Other | R | B | I | BI | Other | Latin | Greek | Cyrillic | Other | ||
| Variable | Monospace | Variable | Monospace | ||||||||||
| Handwriting | ✘ (2 variants) | ✘ | |||||||||||
Caveats
- Upstream release is Type 1 fonts in a StuffIt archive (.sit); may need to start from a third-party zip such as the one on fontsquirrel. The fonts will need to be converted to OpenType CFF (OTF).
- 3 families = 3 subpackages. The archive contains Chemist Regular, Chemist Rough and Chemist Periodic. Chemist Periodic is not a handwriting font.
Additional information
- Featured in Tripwiremagazine's 45+ exceptionally useful free handwritten fonts.
- Some of the other fonts on Cathy Davies' may have licensing permitting Fedora inclusion.
Fonts in Fedora
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The Fonts SIG takes loving care of Fedora fonts. Please join this special interest group if you are interested in creating, improving, packaging, or just suggesting a font. Any help will be appreciated.