I just started to work with iBooks author when it told me not to use fonts that are not competible with the Ipad. Is there an app or setting that shows witch fonts are compatible with my iPad. Or is there anyone out there apple to develop something like that? It would also be usefull in iWorks Mac vs iPad/iPhone!
Second; How can I ask apple if this is something there willing to do?
Thanks
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
You're already using the App. Have a look at the font menu. These are the iPad compatible Fonts?
Here are 57 iPad compatible fonts:
Academy Engraved LET
American Typewriter
Apple Color Emoji
AppleGothic
Arial
Arial Hebrew
Arial Rounded MT Bold
Bangla Sangam MN
Baskerville
Bodoni 72
Bodoni 72 Oldstyle
Bodoni 72 Smallcaps
Bodoni Ornaments
Bradley Hand
Chalkboard SE
Chalkduster
Cochin
Copperplate
Courier
Courier New
Devanagari Sangam MN
Didot
Euphemia UCAS
Futura
Geeza Pro
Georgia
Gill Sans
Gujarati Sangam MN
Gurmukhi MN
Heiti SC
Heiti TC
Helvetica
Helvetica Neue
Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN
Hiragino Mincho ProN
Hoefler Text
Kailasa
Kannada Sangam MN
Malayalam Sangam MN
Marion
Marker Felt
Noteworthy
Optima
Oriya Sangam MN
Palatino
Papyrus
Party LET
Sinhala Sangam MN
Snell Roundhand
Tamil Sangam MN
Telugu Sangam MN
Thonburi
Times New Roman
Trebuchet MS
Verdana
Zapf Dingbats
Zapfino
- Fabe
Further to Fabe's post, check out http://iosfonts.com/ for a list of compatible types (bold, italic, etc)
HaraldM wrote:
You're already using the App. Have a look at the font menu. These are the iPad compatible Fonts?
No. The font menu will show all the fonts on your machine, NOT the fonts which are on some other device.
Sorry Tom,
Only the iPad-compatible subset of fonts is shown in iBooks Author
Let's not cause a fracas. Selecting "All Fonts" in the Font window will show just that, all the fonts on your system. I created a subset in my font folder called "iPad Approved" and added the 57 fonts listed below. - Fabe
Hi,
From iBooks Author Help
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5072
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There are two ways you can change the fonts in your book with iBooks Author:
The Format bar appears below the toolbar in iBooks Author. If you do not see it, choose Show Format Bar from the View menu.
The Fonts window is also available from the Format menu. Choose Format > Font > Show Fonts.
For best results with iPad, use the Format bar to select fonts; the Format bar's font list includes only fonts that are available on the iPad, so the book should look the same in iBooks Author and in iBooks on the iPad. If you use the Fonts window to select your fonts, all fonts available on your computer will be listed. Selecting a font that is unavailable on the iPad may have inconsistent results when you view the book in iBooks.
Additional Information
For a complete list of fonts available on the iPad, see iOS 5: Font list.
HaraldM wrote:
Sorry Tom,
Only the iPad-compatible subset of fonts is shown in iBooks Author
If you look at Format > Show Fonts all fonts on your system are shown, and they can all be used of course.
The font window at the top of iBooks Author does seem to show the iPad subset plus whatever else you may have used at the top.
HaraldM wrote:
the Format bar's font list includes only fonts that are available on the iPad
Thanks for that reference, I guess I always use the Format Menu and did not notice this difference.
Is there an app that tells me witch fonts are compatible with my iPad
