Re: [matplotlib-devel] STIX fonts

On Sunday 04 November 2007 9:04:15 am Michael Droettboom wrote:
> I should also add -- it would be really nice to have STIX fonts working in
> the upcoming stable release if possible.  Hopefully tomorrow morning I can
> assess how much work that will be and maybe delay tagging the release
> slightly so this can be worked through.  It would be nice to remove the
> Computer Modern fonts (in mathtext only), but they still serve a niche in
> that they match the LaTeX fonts for users who can't/won't use usetex.  So
> we're probably stuck with them for the long term even if STIX becomes a
> nicer/cleaner option.

I haven't found sans-serif or monospaced fonts in their distribution. Maybe I 
don't know where to look. I sent an email to the STIX website asking about 
them, but havent heard back from them. I tried opening the fonts in 
fontforge, and there are a lot of missing glyphs.

This is a beta release for the STIX fonts, and given how long it took to 
release and the number of self imposed deadlines that came and went, I 
wouldnt be surprised if there were some major issues that will need to be 
worked out. There is supposed to be a package for using STIX with latex, 
which they claim will be out by the end of the year, as will the final font 
release. Maybe we should start a pool!