Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!ima!haddock!joe
From: joe@haddock.ima.isc.com (Joe Chapman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: real greek font wanted
Keywords: fonts
Message-ID: <8220@haddock.ima.isc.com>
Date: 29 Sep 88 11:13:50 GMT
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Reply-To: joe@haddock.ima.isc.com (Joe Chapman)
Organization: Interactive Systems, Boston
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If you need to prepare a critical apparatus or notes as well as write
in Classical Greek I'd recommend MacGreek by Linguist's Software
(South Hamilton, MA; ~$59 from MacConnection).  Accents, breathings,
and so forth are on keys that automatically backspace over the
previous letter (as opposed to, e.g., having several different "a"
keys, each with a different diacritical mark or marks).  I find this
system easier to use, and it also frees up space in the font for
critical symbols.

The critical symbols are heavily oriented towards Patristic and New
Testament work, though I haven't seen any glaring omissions that would
hamper work in other fields.  If you like to use a Fraktur "s" for
scholia you're out of luck but that's about it.  If you edit NT
papryological evidence the font will inspire in you a fervent passion,
most unseemly for one engaged in such dread and holy work.

I've not used the Kadmos font, though judging from the reviews it uses
the "several-different-a" approach; it seems to me that several common
text-critical practices such as indicating questionable letters in
mutilated papyri (dots underneath the letters) cannot be done under
such a scheme.

I have no connection with Linguist's Software other than being a
delighted customer.

--
Joe Chapman	Interactive Systems	Boston
joe@haddock.ima.isc.com