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 References: <492@dutrun.UUCP> <16964@vax5.CCS.CORNELL.EDU> Reply-To: joe@haddock.ima.isc.com (Joe Chapman) Organization: Interactive Systems, Boston Lines: 28 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