I doubt I will ever read this book cover to cover.
On page 29 the author claims that ASCII was adopted \"a few months after the assasination of President Kennedy\" on June 17, 1963.
I've read and reread this book a number of times.
It's a good book, it's a thick book.
This is a terrific book for the technically minded person either designing type or dealing with its use from a technology perspective.
I ordered this book to help me with character encodings in our digital library files.
'Fonts & Encodings' by Yannis Haralambous is one of the most complete books I've ever read on a single topic.
'Fonts & Encodings' by Yannis Haralambous is about as complete a book as you will find on any computer topic, bar none.
This is a different kind of book from O'Reilly on the subject of fonts and their encoding.
Customer reviews (9)
Comprehensive book on fonts and encodings
I doubt I will ever read this book cover to cover.
politically correct fonts
On page 29 the author claims that ASCII was adopted \"a few months after the assasination of President Kennedy\" on June 17, 1963.
A labor of love - authoritative book on subject
I've read and reread this book a number of times.
Thick book, sometimes already outdated, not didactic
It's a good book, it's a thick book.
Great book lots of errors though
This is a terrific book for the technically minded person either designing type or dealing with its use from a technology perspective.
Nothing short of a masterpiece.
I ordered this book to help me with character encodings in our digital library files.
What a Wonderful book!!
'Fonts & Encodings' by Yannis Haralambous is one of the most complete books I've ever read on a single topic.
The Ultimate Fonts & Encodings Reference
'Fonts & Encodings' by Yannis Haralambous is about as complete a book as you will find on any computer topic, bar none.
Lots of original information you can't find on the web
This is a different kind of book from O'Reilly on the subject of fonts and their encoding.