Fonts & Encodings: From Unicode to Advanced Typography by Yannis Haralambous (En

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Fonts & Encodings by Yannis Haralambous The era of ASCII characters on green screens is long gone. Industry leaders such as Apple, HP, IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle have adopted the Unicode Worldwide Character Standard. This book explains information on fonts and typography that software and web developers need to know to get typography and fonts to work properly. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This reference is a fascinating and complete guide to using fonts and typography on the Web and across a variety of operating systems and application software. Fonts & Encodings shows you how to take full advantage of the incredible number of typographic options available, with advanced material that covers everything from designing glyphs to developing software that creates and processes fonts. The era of ASCII characters on green screens is long gone, and industry leaders such as Apple, HP, IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle have adopted the Unicode Worldwide Character Standard. Yet, many software applications and web sites still use a host of standards, including PostScript, TrueType, TeX/Omega, SVG, Fontlab, FontForge, Metafont, Panose, and OpenType. This book explores each option in depth, and provides background behind the processes that comprise todays "digital space for writing" Part I introduces Unicode, with a brief history of codes and encodings including ASCII. Learn about the morass of the data that accompanies each Unicode character, and how Unicode deals with normalization, the bidirectional algorithm, and the handling of East Asian characters.Part II discusses font management, including installation, tools for activation/deactivation, and font choices for three different systems: Windows, the Mac OS, and the X Window System (Unix).Part III deals with the technical use of fonts in two specific cases: the TeX typesetting system (and its successor, W, which the author co-developed) and web pages.Part IV describes methods for classifying fonts: Vox, Alessandrini, and Panose-1, which is used by Windows and the CSS standard. Learn about existing tools for creating (or modifying) fonts, including FontLab and FontForge, and become familiar with OpenType properties and AAT fonts. Nowhere else will you find the valuable technical information on fonts and typography that software developers, web developers, and graphic artists need to know to get typography and fonts to work properly. Notes Essential reference on fonts and typography for software and web developers. Author Biography Yannis Haralambous is the founder of Atelier Fluxus Virus, a company specializing in the high-quality typesetting of books with specific requirements, such as dictionaries and critical editions. Since 2001 he has taught computer science at ENST Bretagne, in Brest (Brittany, France).In addition to being a translator, P. Scott Horne is also a typographer, and fluent in the LaTeX system used for the original layout of this book. He translates from multiple languages into English including Chinese, French, Japanese, and Latin. His web site address is Review "... Fonts & Encodings von Yannis Haralambous hilft auf 1037 Seiten beim Fontmanagement im Internet, auf diversen Computersystemen und in verschiedenen Programmen. Von Kapiteln mit historischem Bezug (Before Unicode) geht es Über mehrere Kapitel zum Thema Unicode zu Schriftverwaltung, Schriftklassifikation und Schriftentwurf. ..." Page, Januar 2008 Long Description This reference is a fascinating and complete guide to using fonts and typography on the Web and across a variety of operating systems and application software. Fonts & Encodings shows you how to take full advantage of the incredible number of typographic options available, with advanced material that covers everything from designing glyphs to developing software that creates and processes fonts. The era of ASCII characters on green screens is long gone, and industry leaders such as Apple, HP, IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle have adopted the Unicode Worldwide Character Standard. Yet, many software applications and web sites still use a host of standards, including PostScript, TrueType, TeX/Omega, SVG, Fontlab, FontForge, Metafont, Panose, and OpenType. This book explores each option in depth, and provides background behind the processes that comprise todays "digital space for writing": Part I introduces Unicode, with a brief history of codes and encodings including ASCII. Learn about the morass of the data that accompanies each Unicode character, and how Unicode deals with normalization, the bidirectional algorithm, and the handling of East Asian characters. Part II discusses font management, including installation, tools for activation/deactivation, and font choices for three different systems: Windows, the Mac OS, and the X Window System (Unix). Part III deals with the technical use of fonts in two specific cases: the TeX typesetting system (and its successor, W, which the author co-developed) and web pages. Part IV describes methods for classifying fonts: Vox, Alessandrini, and Panose-1, which is used by Windows and the CSS standard. Learn about existing tools for creating (or modifying)fonts, including FontLab and FontForge, and become familiar with OpenType properties and AAT fonts. Nowhere else will you find the valuable technical information on fonts and typography that software developers, web developers, and graphic artists need to know to get typography and fonts to work properly. Promotional "Headline" From Advanced Typography to Unicode and Everything in Between Details ISBN0596102429 Author Yannis Haralambous Short Title FONTS & ENCODINGS Pages 1016 Publisher OReilly Media Language English Translator P. Scott Horne ISBN-10 0596102429 ISBN-13 9780596102425 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2007 Country of Publication United States Translated from French Subtitle From Unicode to Advanced Typography Place of Publication Sebastopol Birth 1962 DOI 10.1604/9780596102425 Imprint OReilly Media AU Release Date 2007-10-06 NZ Release Date 2007-10-06 UK Release Date 2007-10-06 Edited by Fu-Chan Wei Affiliation Consultant Urological Surgeon, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, and Visiting Professor, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK Position Contributor Qualifications MD DEWEY 005.1 Illustrations Illustrations Audience Professional & Vocational Publication Date 2007-10-30 US Release Date 2007-10-30 Series OReilly Ser. We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! 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