Pingus font found!!!

[Gervase Lam]

I was reading through the old Pingus e-mails last night so that I could 
find out what bugs are still around.  I then came across this...

> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 23:57:39 +0200
> From: Kenneth Gangstoe <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: Font used in Pingus?

> Thats a real pity, that previous font was one if the nicest fonts I've
> seen :)
>
> None of these two suggestions really come close IMO. Seen through
> collections at http://www.1001freefonts.com/ ?

I agree.  The original Pingus font is the nicest and most suitable font 
for Pingus.  That's why I have been on the web several times trying to 
find the Pingus font.

I used the expert system at <http://www.fonts.com> or the quite good "bit 
map matching" system at <http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont>.  I started 
with those as the other types of Font searching on the web seem to be just 
alphabetic catalogues of fonts.  You have to look through pages of fonts 
to try to find the one that matched.

Anyway, still wanting to find the Pingus font, I went to 
<http://www.1001freefonts.com>, as directed above.  And lo and behold, I 
found the Pingus font!!!  It's called Expletive Deleted.

The zip file there containing the font also contains a txt file.  It says 
that the font is free for personal use but written permission is required 
for commercial use.  No mention is made of what can or should be done for 
using the font in other circumstances.

The web site link in the txt file does not exist now.  So I used Google to 
see if the font designer had another web site.  And lo and behold again, I 
found it.  It is at <http://www.dcwi.com/~greywolf>.  Click on Free Fonts 
to see the fonts that he has designed, including another link to download 
the Expletive Deleted zip file.

Unfortunately, the txt file mentions that the font does not include 
international characters.  However, a polite e-mail to him asking him to 
design some international characters is a possibility, if he is not busy.

One thing that I noticed when comparing the fonts to see if they matched 
or not.  They look 99% the same, apart from the odd splodge that appears.  
However, the parentheses seem wider in comparison to the font used in 
Pingus.  Is it because the downloadable versions of the font are version 2 
and the Pingus font is based on version 1?

Thanks,
Gervase.