Re: In search of Helvetica

[Sjoerd Hiemstra <shiems146@kpnplanet.nl>]

Rick Thomas wrote:
> Note that bitmap fonts are disabled for a reason.  They will look  
> *seriously ugly* at point sizes for which they do not have a crafted  
> bitmap available.

I use them as menu font, editor font and such, they look perfect, and
they're definitely my favorite for this purpose.

I can show you an 800x600 picture of my mailer (Sylpheed); the message
body font is Lucida Sans Typewriter, and the rest, including the menu,
is in Helvetica. 
http://home.kpnplanet.nl/~shiems@kpnplanet.nl/sylpheed.gif

S.H.