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Re: [pygame] SDL doesn't cope well with FreeSans

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Subject: Re: [pygame] SDL doesn't cope well with FreeSans
From: Greg Ewing <greg.ewing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:36:13 +1200
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Alex Holkner wrote:

Yes, I've seen this, presumably the hinting is either wrong or missing. Bitstream Vera Sans is the obvious free sans-serif typeface, though it is nothing like Helvetica. http://www.gnome.org/fonts/


That's okay, all I really want is something that has
matching normal/bold/oblique versions -- unlike most
of what turns up when you google for "free font". :-)

I'll give these a try.
Thanks,
Greg

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- [pygame] SDL doesn't cope well with FreeSans
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- Re: [pygame] SDL doesn't cope well with FreeSans
  - From: Alex Holkner

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