I want to help a friend to set up a template for his thesis.
So far I used the lmodern
package for almost everything. But I think that the readability of computer modern on a screen is not really good (printed it is good). In addition lmodern
or cm look very common because almost everyone uses it.
What font setup (math/text) would you recommend to spice a document up a little (it is still a academic thesis). It will be written in German and will contain a fair amount of math and listings too. It should look good on a screen too.
I once read that Lucida Bright is a great font regarding my demands. But it is not free. I also read that the The LaTeX Companion is written with Lucida Bright.
It is important that the math font contains upright and italic greek letters.
Listing to start:
\documentclass[]{article}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\begin{document}
\section{Test Title}
\blindtext
\begin{description}
\item[serif] Test Test
\item[sans serif] \textsf{Test Test}
\item[typewriter] \texttt{Test Test}
\item[math] $a^2+b^2= c^2$
\end{description}
\end{document}
Output with \usepackage{lmodern}
Output with \usepackage[sc]{mathpazo}
\usepackage[sc]{mathpazo}
? – moewe Sep 19 '13 at 11:45