Which font is this? Is there an equivalnet for use in plain TeX?

[Philip Taylor]

Boris Veytsman wrote:

>
> I definitely disagree.  One of the consequences of the new front ends
> to TeX (Overleaf here is one of the most striking examples) is that
> there is no longer a real need for the monstrosity of word
> processing.

Well, I am no fan of Microsoft Word, but I do believe that it (and other 
word processors) have a rôle in real life.  Even I have been known to 
write the odd letter in Word — it is just /convenient/ — and I use Excel 
on a daily basis.

> In my exprience the users who recently switched from expensive and
> bloated Office products to the Google docs are ready for another
> switch to Overleaf.  This opens a lot of interesting prospects for TeX
> for a casual user.  I am rather optimistic here.

I have no experience of Google docs, nor of Overleaf, but I spend a 
considerable amount of time using many of the members of the Adobe 
Creative Cloud family — Audition, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, 
Photoshop, to name just the first five that come to mind. Premiere, as 
well, though not as frequently.  I very strongly believe that there is a 
place, and a rôle, for commercial products, and whilst I am more that 
happy to use XeTeX for /serious /multi-page documents, little four-side 
flyers such as I am preparing at this instant are far easier done in 
Illustrator or InDesign.  If and when TeX is extended to support 
gradient fills (etc.,), then I may have less use for Adobe CC.  But 
until that time comes, I will spend at least as much time using Adobe CC 
as I do using TeX and friends.

** Phil.
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