Re: [tlug] viewing Microsoft's Japanese fonts in adobe reader

[David Oftedal <david@example.com>]

> I get fine results from both xpdf with the Japanese patches and
> (requires a fair amount of know-how to set up) gv + Ghostscript >8.0.
> I'm currently using the Kochi fonts.  The glyphs aren't quite as nice
> as Microsoft's, but they are free (or nearly so for the "naga"
> glyphs), and they play much better with TeX and other publishing apps.
> 
> If you must, it's trivial to set up the MSFT fonts for use with free
> apps.  Put them where they belong, and configure them like any other
> font. 

I currently use some free Kochi substitutes that are available from the 
Gentoo portage, combined with some cool Japanese handwriting-esque fonts 
called aquafont and mika-chan font. Those last two are my favorites. ;)

-Dave