Matching sans-serif font for Charter?

iaw4

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Aug 10, 2011, 12:08:13 PM8/10/11

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Dear Texperts---I have just learned about the Charter font package.
alas, what is a good matching sans-serif font for Charter, preferably
one that is also included in texlive, mactex, and miktex, i.e., not
needing further installation?

sincerely,

/iaw

Bob Tennent

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Aug 10, 2011, 3:46:19 PM8/10/11

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Matching in what sense? Where do you intend to use a sans serif font?
Generally speaking, sans serif fonts and serifed fonts do *not* "match".
Sometimes a sans serif font is used just for headings; then the fonts
don't have to match in any sense. Just pick one you like:

http://www.tug.dk/FontCatalogue/sansseriffonts.html

Bob T.

iaw4

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Aug 10, 2011, 5:43:56 PM8/10/11

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thank you, bob. indeed, I mean a sans-serif font for headings. I
thought some fonts are sort of intended for one another, like times
+helvetica or minion+myriad or ...

regards,

/iaw

Bob Tennent

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Aug 10, 2011, 9:06:57 PM8/10/11

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On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:43:56 -0700 (PDT), iaw4 wrote:

> I thought some fonts are sort of intended for one another, like times
> +helvetica or minion+myriad or ...

Times and helvetica were never intended for each other. More like
a marriage of convenience.

Bob

iaw4

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Aug 10, 2011, 10:59:00 PM8/10/11

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yes, you are right. ok, what I mean is a font that sort of fits.
there have to be some sans-serif that fit better and others that fit
worse...or maybe I just go serif on the headings, too....

Matthias Pospiech

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Aug 11, 2011, 1:46:43 AM8/11/11

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I would suggest Frutiger, but that I do not know if that is also
available as a free font.

For master thesis I recommend the bera sans. It is not perfect but fits
accaptable to charter.

Donald Arseneau

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Aug 11, 2011, 2:37:51 AM8/11/11

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iaw4 <ivo...@gmail.com> writes:

> On Aug 10, 6:06 pm, Bob Tennent <B...@cs.queensu.ca> wrote:
> > On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:43:56 -0700 (PDT), iaw4 wrote:
> >
> > > I thought some fonts are sort of intended for one another, like times
> > > +helvetica or minion+myriad or ...

> > Times and helvetica were never intended for each other. More like
> > a marriage of convenience.

Yeah, if you accept the mix of Times and Helvetica, you'll
accept anything!

> yes, you are right. ok, what I mean is a font that sort of fits.

Well I don't know how well it is supported in the distributions
you mentioned, but look at Gill Sans.

Similar x-height and similar color.

Donald Arseneau as...@triumf.ca

Robin Fairbairns

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Aug 11, 2011, 4:39:28 AM8/11/11

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Donald Arseneau <as...@triumf.ca> writes:

i don't know about miktex, but tl doesn't distribute support macros for
non-free fonts.

> Similar x-height and similar color.

i wasn't aware of that. i've only ever used gill ultra-heavy (or the
like) for a joke certificate. that doesn't match with anything (even
any rational person's sense of style...)
--
Robin Fairbairns, Cambridge
my address is @cl.cam.ac.uk, regardless of the header. sorry about that.

Peter Flynn

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Aug 11, 2011, 2:26:55 PM8/11/11

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More like a shotgun wedding. Times got Helvetica pregnant, and her
father, the appropriately-named Akzidenz Grotesk, was not amused.
Although they have been forced by circumstances to stay together, they
would really be happier living apart.

///Peter

Donald Arseneau

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Aug 11, 2011, 2:41:55 PM8/11/11

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Robin Fairbairns <rf...@cl.cam.ac.uk> writes:

> i wasn't aware of that. i've only ever used gill ultra-heavy (or the
> like) for a joke certificate. that doesn't match with anything (even
> any rational person's sense of style...)

Indeed. Gill Sans Ultra Bold has quite different and comical design
elements and doesn't even match Gill Sans Extra Bold.

Donald Arseneau as...@triumf.ca