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Free Kurrenschrift (Suetterlin) TTF font
Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:24:48 +0100
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Lars Erik Bryld...
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After much searching, I finally managed to find some decent images of
the Old German calligraphic handwriting, which was called
Kurrentschrift (sometimes incorrectly Suetterlin). I have had it
converted into a quite nice TTF-font.
Lars Erik Bryld...
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I happen to prefer my own, naturally, but there are other free
versions, such as:
Font is updated, BTW. I have discovered, that not alle keyboard
possess a ½ button, so the short s (round s) can now also be used
through the # button.
Robert Heiling...
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The other symbols § / ß are not on US keyboards either (at least not on
the 3 that I just double-checked). I currently type ctl-alt-s in order
Lars Erik Bryld...
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You cannot access § directly from a US keyboard ???
Robert Heiling...
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It's not on any of *my* keytops.
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The keyboard used in the country who manages to feed ten times as many
lawyers than engineers. Sehr odd!
Robert Heiling...
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Ahhh. You must have it confused with $. My keyboard does have one of
those. :) The § is used by silly people like genealogists who like to
document valid sources for statements like that one you just made.
Lars Erik Bryld...
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At least in this country, § also denotes the individual paragraphs
that together constitute a law. The § is here called a "paragraf".
Dennis Lee Bieber...
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I've always known that as "SubSection" (two overlapping S
characters)... Paragraph is ¶
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Robert Heiling...
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Indeed, but that statement doesn't address its presence or absence on a
keyboard. You will find that the other Scandanavian keyboards follow
your same pattern, but that UK and some others also lack that particular
keytop symbol. Perhaps some pictures would help you:
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Go figure...
Robert Heiling...
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I have. In spite of my hinted request for a source, I am still trying to
figure where you get your statistics from.
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Robert Heiling...
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The signs have been added to the accent grave and tilde as well, now.
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to get the ß.
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This True Type Font has been based on the Old German handwriting as it
was taught in Schleswig and Germany around Year 1900. If you study
sources from that time and before, it is important to be familiar with
this writing style. The font is free for personal use.
The special characters "short s" and ß are used pressing the ½ and §
buttons respectively.
Test and download from:
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