WORKPLACE SANS FONT Version 1.04 INTRODUCTION Workplace Sans is a semi-condensed sans-serif TrueType font with Unicode encoding. It has been designed for use as a dialog/user interface font, and is inspired by the OS/2 bitmap font "WarpSans". Workplace Sans is not well hinted, and therefore displays best under environments where it can be anti-aliased. Alternatively, I provide builds which include embedded bitmaps for certain point sizes, which I recommend using if anti-aliasing is not available. Workplace Sans is presently available in Regular and Bold weights. INSTALLATION To install or upgrade these fonts under Microsoft Windows, use the menu options of the Fonts page in the Control Panel, or use Windows Explorer to install them (e.g. by selecting WPSU.TTF and WPSUB.TTF and choosing 'Install' from the toolbar). To install these fonts under Mac OS X, drag and drop the .TTF files into the Fonts folder under your Library. To install these fonts under OS/2, use the Font Palette (choose 'Edit', then 'Add', and type in the name of the temporary directory where the font files are located). To upgrade from a previous release under OS/2, close all applications, then copy the TTF file(s) over the existing ones (usually located in \PSFONTS). If you get an error that the file cannot be written, you may have to reboot first. In either case, you will have to reboot after updating the file. Users of other operating systems should undertake whatever steps are appropriate for their platform. DESIGN NOTES The general design objectives of Workplace Sans have shifted several times over its history. The earliest versions (up to V0.4) focused on trying to rasterize as closely as possible to the WarpSans bitmap font at one or two specific point sizes. However, after Workplace Sans was adopted as the standard interface font for various projects which use FreeType for anti- aliasing text, I decided to relax that principle somewhat in favour of making the font look more consistent and attractive when antialiased at all sizes. Starting with V0.8, I've decided to move much more sharply away from the goal of having the rasterized outlines resemble WarpSans. There seems to be little point in compromising design consistency to this end, since I am now providing (optional) embedded bitmaps which closely mimic the appearance of WarpSans at the applicable point sizes. Those who want the WarpSans style in their menus and dialogs can use the bitmapped versions, leaving me free to provide a font which is readable and consistent-looking at a variety of sizes. Workplace Sans corresponds (so far as is possible) to WarpSans at the following point sizes: 96dpi 120dpi WarpSans 04x14: 9.Workplace Sans 7.Workplace Sans WarpSans 06x16: 11.Workplace Sans 9.Workplace Sans The resemblance to WarpSans is only approximate, unless the bitmapped versions are used. NOTICES This typeface was inspired by the OS/2 bitmap font "WarpSans", which is presumed to be copyright (C) IBM Corporation. However, as an outline font, Workplace Sans is in all legal and practical senses an independent creative work, and cannot be considered a derivative of the former. The 15-pixel embedded bitmaps (corresponding to 9pt at 120 dpi) are visually very similar to those of WarpSans. However, they were derived independently by rasterizing the outlines and then cleaning up the images manually. It is the author's belief that this process is sufficiently independent to avoid any infringments. (According to U.S. law, font bitmap designs are not copyrightable; only the actual implementation is protected.) Workplace Sans is licensed under the SIL Open Font License. The terms are listed below. LICENSE Copyright (c) 2003-2019 Alexander Taylor (http://www.altsan.org), with Reserved Font Name Workplace Sans. This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL ----------------------------------------------------------- SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE Version 1.1 - 26 February 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------- PREAMBLE The goals of the Open Font License (OFL) are to stimulate worldwide development of collaborative font projects, to support the font creation efforts of academic and linguistic communities, and to provide a free and open framework in which fonts may be shared and improved in partnership with others. 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