fonts

Packt Publishing: "GIMP uses the fonts installed in the system. Many times they are not enough for even the average user.

GIMP comes with a wide variety of filters and effects. We are going to use some of them with just text layers to give you a clear idea of how to create great looking text starting from a solid-color font."

Linux Journal: "There was a time when Linux was notorious for having what was called "fugly" fonts. Things improved a bit over the years, but thanks to expiring patents things are about to get even better."

There was a time when Linux was notorious for having

TechRadar: "Good looks was never supposed to be a priority for Linux apps. It wasn't so long ago that we seemed to be struggling to get even basic eye-candy such as anti-aliased fonts to work on the Linux desktop, but things have changed almost beyond recognition."

Ghacks: "Fortunately modern Linux distributions have much better fonts and font tools available. From font creation/editing to font management, there are plenty of outstanding applications to help you in your quest for font nirvana."

The Master view in Impress is the equivalent of page styles in Writer. It's the view where you can set elements of design that appear throughout your presentation, such as the slide background and foreground colors, any reoccurring elements, and the fonts.

By creating the master slides you need before you add content, you can automate your work and free yourself to focus on content.

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One of the things I always enjoy when creating presentations, letters, videos, graphics and other documents is playing with different fonts.

Fonts can change a boring text-only presentation or paper into an exciting, stylish, wild or classic experience.

Yes, it is very easy to get carried away, but that is part of the fun -- trying to achieve the perfect balance between form and function.

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