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diff --git a/help/comp-fonts-FAQ/comp.fonts_FAQ:_Macintosh_Info b/help/comp-fonts-FAQ/comp.fonts_FAQ:_Macintosh_Info new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7e32790be4 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/comp-fonts-FAQ/comp.fonts_FAQ:_Macintosh_Info @@ -0,0 +1,756 @@ +Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news.mathworks.com!zombie.ncsc.mil!newsgate.duke.edu!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!paperboy.wellfleet.com!news3.near.net!amber.ora.com!not-for-mail +From: norm@ora.com (Norman Walsh) +Newsgroups: comp.fonts,comp.answers,news.answers +Subject: comp.fonts FAQ: Macintosh Info +Supersedes: <font-faq-7_817479312@ora.com> +Followup-To: poster +Date: 14 Aug 1996 10:34:44 -0400 +Organization: O'Reilly and Associates, Inc. +Lines: 733 +Sender: norm@ruby.ora.com +Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu +Distribution: world +Expires: 27 Sep 1996 14:34:08 GMT +Message-ID: <font-faq-7_840033248@ora.com> +References: <font-faq-1_840033248@ora.com> +Reply-To: norm@ora.com (Norman Walsh) +NNTP-Posting-Host: ruby.ora.com +Summary: This posting answers frequently asked questions about fonts. + It addresses both general font questions and questions that + are specific to a particular platform. +X-Web-Homepage: http://www.ora.com/homepages/comp.fonts/ +Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu comp.fonts:48304 comp.answers:20518 news.answers:79239 + +Archive-name: fonts-faq/part7 +Version: 2.1.5 + +Subject: 2. Macintosh Information + +Subject: 2.1. Macintosh Font formats + + Bitmap Fonts + ============ + + Bitmap fonts: on the Macintosh, bitmap fonts also contain the kerning + information for a font and must be installed with both type 1 and type + 3 fonts. Their presence also speeds the display of commonly used font + sizes. + + PostScript Type 1 + ================= + + Postscript Type 1 fonts can be installed on the Macintosh only by using + accompanying bitmapped fonts. + + PostScript Type 3 + ================= + + Postscript Type 3 fonts are installed on the Macintosh in the same way + that Type 1 fonts are. + + TrueType + ======== + + Truetype fonts: no bitmapped font is necessary with this type, though + commonly used sizes are often supplied. + + QuickDraw GX + ============ + + This section was constructed from postings by Charles A. Bigelow, Peter + Moller, David Opstad, and Michael Wang from Sep 93. + + What is it? + ----------- + + QuickDraw GX (QDGX) is the new Mac OS engine for handling screen + presentation. It has many advantages over older engines, among them the + ability to get ligatures, swashes etc. on the fly. QDGX is also a + 16-bit font format that allows for example users in Korea to run their + machines in their native tounge as well as write. + + How is it related to Unicode? + ----------------------------- + + Although QDGX is a 16-bit encoding, it is "orthogonal" to Unicode + Unicode, to use a jargon term. A TrueType font, GX or otherwise, can be + encoded using the Unicode standard, but that isn't necessary. However, a + TrueType font, and especially a GX font, can contain glyphs for which + there is no unique Unicode encoding, e.g. the 'fi' ligature, or a swash + 'a' with a trailing curlicue. TrueType GX fonts, however, contain + additional information and structure that allows the QDGX system to + properly substitute variant glyphs for certain characters in the text. + For the above examples, QDGX will, if requested, look for the sequence + 'f' + 'i' and substitute the 'fi' ligature, or look for 'a' at the end + of a line and substitute the glyph 'a-trailing curlicue'. + + It is really quite charming to see this happen, and it makes the font + [...] a clever, trained circus dog that does tricks than a simple font. + The GX fonts begin to show an additional personality beyond the image of + the glyphs. In fact, the font can contain a state machine that controls + the substitution process--in effect, a computer program. There is + provision for another state machine controlling kerning as well, to get + around the problems that can arise with simple pair-based kerning. + + David Opstad contributes the following: + + The bidirectional text reordering algorithm defined in Unicode is fully + implemented in GX (in fact, during our testing of GX we uncovered some + problems with the Unicode specification!) Also, and most unfortunately, + since Unicode is the product of an international committee process there + were certain compromises that were made in the design, so there really + are Unicode character codes for certain ligatures and contextual forms + (e.g. the "Basic Glyphs for Arabic Language" codes starting at U+FE70). + Note, however, that GX does not use these; we do Arabic contextual + processing the same way we do Roman contextual processing. Indeed, it + is this uniformity of approach that is, I believe, one of GX's main + strengths. + + One of my greatest hopes (that keeps me going after having worked on + getting GX done for over five years now) is that we're going to see a + real renaissance of fonts and creativity in font designs. GX finally + gets us back to the elegance of calligraphy, with the repeatability and + precision of the computer. + + What about rotation? + -------------------- + + QDGX supports full 3X3 transformations (including perspective) on all + objects in the graphics system, including text. Anti-aliasing is not + included in GX 1.0, but we're looking at it for future versions. + + Is QDGX limited to TrueType fonts? + ---------------------------------- + + Michael Wang contributes: + + Just to clarify, the component of QuickDraw GX that deals with font + features like automatic ligature substitution is called the Line Layout + Manager (which I'll abbreviate as LLM), and LLM features are + independent of scaler technology. In other words, a Type 1 font can + have all of the LLM features that a TrueType font can have under + QuickDraw GX. + + In fact, Apple and Adobe bundle a GX version of ATM with the QuickDraw + GX release along with a Type 1 GX version of Tekton Regular which + includes lots of additional glyphs and supports most of the LLM + features. If you are a Macintosh developer, there are beta GX versions + of ATM and Tekton that you can play around with on the QuickDraw GX + 1.0b1 release that is part of the WWDC CD. + + Lawrence D'Oliveiro contributes: + + One implication of GX for font installation is that Type 1 fonts no + longer come in "bitmap" vs "screen" versions that live in separate + files: under QuickDraw GX, they live in "sfnt" resources, and install no + differently from TrueType fonts. + + As of 1 Mar 95, QuickDraw GX 1.0.1 is the current release. + +Subject: 2.2. Frequently Requested Mac Fonts + + Greek Fonts + =========== + + This section was constructed from a posting by John Amanatides in Jan + 1995. + + There are three ways to get Greek out of a Mac. Approach one is to + simply use the Symbol font; this solution is the easiest but Symbol + doesn't have accents and you cannot easily exchange files with friends + in Greece. Approach two is go all the way and install Apple's Greek + system software on your Mac. It would make it identical to a machine + sold in Greece and is really only an option for the diehards. Approach + three is to just get a Greek keyboard driver and Greek typefaces. This + article talks mostly about approach three while it does also mention the + others. + + First some background. Until the early '80s the Greek alphabet included + quite a lot of different diacritical marks. Thus if you are interested + in classical Greek you will need to get a polytonic version of the + typeface. Modern Greek now only uses accents, simplifying the use of + the alphabet and this is normally what you will get when you ask for a + Greek typeface. + + There are several encodings of the Greek alphabet. ISO-8859-7 is the + most standard. It is an 8-bit encoding that uses the regular 7-bit + ASCII standard in the lower 128 positions and Greek in the upper 128. + Unfortunately, Apple did not use it (sigh). Apple's encoding is + slightly different in the upper 128 positions. All modern Greek + typefaces for the Mac seem to use this encoding and if you use it you + can exchange files with your friends in Greece (and use Greek + dictionaries!). If you are interested in classical Greek things become + a little trickier. I don't know if there is a standard but Linguist's + Software's (see below) encoding seems to be the most popular. + + Sources of Greek Fonts for the Mac + ---------------------------------- + + Apple + ..... + + You can go all the way with Apple and get their Greek system software + but getting it is non-trivial. In North America the only way to get it + seems to be to get the "Apple Developer Mailing" from APDA. Designed + for developers, you get a CD mailed to you monthly. The CD contains + the most recent worldwide Mac system software along with a lot of other + stuff. It costs \$250 US and you get updates for a year. The Greek + system software contains TrueType versions of GrCourier, GrHelvetica, + GrTimes and several bitmap versions of some of Apple's other typefaces + along with the Greek keyboard driver. + + APDA 800-282-2732 US + 800-637-0029 Canada + 716-871-6555 + + A second place to get Greek system software is in Greece. Apple's + distributor is: + + Rainbow Computer S.A. + Elia Eliou 75 + Neos Kosmos, Athens + Greece 117 44 + 30-1-9012892 Voice + 30-1-9012540 FAX + + Just because you have the Greek system software doesn't mean you have + to install the whole system; you can just take the Greek typefaces and + the Greek keyboard driver and use them with your current system + software. + + Note: Linguists' Software (see below) also market version 6.0.3 of the + Greek operating system. + + Linotype-Hell + ............. + + Linotype sells a variety of Type1 Greek typefaces in both modern and + polytonic versions and in a variety of weights/styles: Times, + Helvetica, Baskerville, New Century Schoolbook and Souvenir. The + easiest way to purchase them is to get Linotype's CD of locked + typefaces (a new one is coming out in Dec. '94). The CD costs \$49 US + and comes with 4 free fonts. A Greek keyboard driver comes with the + typefaces. Linotype can be reached at: + + Linotype-Hell Company + 425 Oser Avenue + Hauppage, NY, 11788 + USA + 800-633-1900 + 516-434-3616 FAX + + These typefaces are also distributed by FontShop (see below) Note: the + new CD works on both a Mac and a PC and when you unlock a typeface you + unlock for both systems. + + FontShop + ........ + + FontShop is an international chain of stores which supplies a wide + variety of typefaces to both professionals and the rest of us. Their + North American address is: + + FontShop Canada Limited + 510 Front Street West + Toronto, Ontario + Canada M5V 3H3 + 800-363-6687 + 416-348-0916 FAX + + Monotype + ........ + + Monotype offers two Greek typefaces on their locked CD: Times New Roman + Greek and Arial Greek. Each typeface comes in four weights/styles. + Their CD lists for \$49 and you get 8 free fonts (just enough for both + of their Greek typefaces :-). You can reach Monotype at: + + Monotype Typography Inc. + Suite 2630, 150 South Wacker Drive + Chicago, IL, 60606 + USA + 800-MONOTYP (800-666-6897) + 312-855-9475 FAX + + These typefaces are also distributed by FontShop. Note: you get a 5 CPU + license. + + Linguist's Software + ................... + + Linguist's Software has typefaces for over 250 world languages and + gives several options for those interested in Greek. First, you can + purchase the Greek operating system for the Mac version 6.0.3. This + includes GrTimes and GrHelvetica (Type 3) as well as several bit-mapped + system fonts. Second, you can purchase their modern Greek typefaces + Olympus and Philippi (Times and Helvetica clones) in four + weights/styles and in both Type1 and TrueType along with a keyboard + driver for System 7. Finally, they have their own TrueType and Type1 + typefaces in the LaserGreek package. These are of particular interest + to Greek scholars since they include extra diacritics for ancient/N.T. + Greek. This package now includes a Uncail typeface. LaserGreek: \$99; + Modern Greek + keyboard driver: \$99; LaserGreek + GreekOS: \$139; + LaserGreek + Modern Greek + keyboard driver: \$139. + + Linguist's Software + PO Box 580 + Edmonds, WA 98020-0580 + USA + 206-775-1130 + 206-771-5911 FAX + + Ecological Linguistics + ...................... + + Ecological Linguistics also provides typfaces for a wide variety of + world languages. They have a polytonic version of Times (GreekTimes) + in their GreekClassical package and monotonic versions of Times and + Helvetica (GkTimes, GkHelvetica) in four weights/styles in their + GreekModern package. Both the GreekClassical and GreekModern packages + are \$60 US each and come with a keyboard driver. + + Ecological Linguistics + P.O. Box 15156 + Washington, D.C., 20003 + U.S.A. + 202-546-5862 + + MacCampus + ......... + + MacCampus of Germany provides Greek and other Eastern European + typefaces. The Greek typefaces come in two flavors: those that are + based on the modern Greek keyboard layout and those based on the Symbol + font layout. MacCampus provides a keyboard driver so that you can use + the former type on non-Greek Macs. + + The typefaces available are: + + Modern Greek (Greek layout): Olympia (Helvetica clone) and Tiryns + (Times clone) in 4 weights/styles + + Classical Greek (extra diacritics, Symbol layout): Agora Times, + Parmenides (light, sans-serif) + + MacCampus + C. Kempgen + An den Weihern 18 + D-96135 Stegaurach + Germany + (0951) 296739 + (0951) 296425 FAX + + MacCampus typefaces are distributed by FontShop. + + Font World + .......... + + Another Greek typeface distributor is Font World. They also sell a + variety of Eastern European typefaces. They provide a package of + keyboard drivers for a variety of different world languages. The + modern Greek typefaces are: FW Palace GK (Palatino?), FW Baskerfield + GK, FW Peace GK (sans serif) & condensed version, FW Pithos GK + (Lithos?), FW Stencil GK, FW Textbook GK, FW Tourist GK (Souvenir) and + FW World GK (Times?). They come in a variety of weights/styles and go + for about \$100-\$200. + + Font World, Inc. + 2021 Scottsville Road, + Rochester, NY 12623 + USA + 716-235-6861 + 716-235-6950 FAX + + SkepsiS + ....... + + SkepsiS is a Greek publishing company that is heavily into Macs. They + have created and sell several nice typefaces in several weights/styles: + Corfu (New Century Schoolbook?), Ithaca (Souvenir?), Rhodes + (University?), Mykonos (Courier?), Paros (Antique Olive?), Samos + (modern serif), GtcFutura (Futura?), Naxos (Eurostile?), Ios (?) The + cost for a package containing the above is 60,000 drachmas. + + SkepsiS Ltd + El. Benizelou 184 + T.K. 176 75, Kallithea + Athens, Greece + 30-1-952-2086 + 30-1-952-2088 FAX + + Magenta + ....... + + Magenta is a Greek company that sells typefaces for Macs and PCs. + Their catalog lists over 70 typefaces with names like MgBodoni, + MgOptima, MgAvantGarde, etc in a variety of weights/styles. Most are + modern Greek but they also have a few classical typefaces. Each + typeface family goes for about 8,500 drachmas. + + Magenta Ltd + Antimaxou 17 + 115 28 Athens + Greece + 30-1-722-9292 phone/FAX + + Note, I have tried to contact Magenta recently and have gotten no + response. + + Fronteiras + .......... + + Fonteiras is a German company that produces non-roman typefaces. They + have 26 Greek typefaces, display and text, both polytonic and + monotonic. Some of the families include clones of Dynamo, Stencil, + Broadway, Revue, Futura Black, Lithos, Industria, Insignia, Palatino, + Helvetica, Times, etc. Packages go for about \$150-\$200 US and include + a Greek keyboard driver. The monotonic typfaces have kerning tables and + some have real italics. (Most other vendors only have obliques.) + + Fronteiras + Luisenstr. 22 + D-60316 Franfurt + Germany + 49-069-4980498 phone/FAX + 100443.1305@compuserve.com + + Freeware/Shareware + .................. + + There is a free classical Greek typeface called Ismini that is available + on the net at: + + mac.archive.umich.edu:mac/system.extensions/font/type1/ismini.cpt.hqx + + Unfortunately, I don't think it uses the same encoding as Linguist's + Software. + + Other Fonts + =========== + + Many fonts are available at various archives. The king of Macintosh + font archives is mac.archive.umich.edu. On mac.archive.umich.edu, the + fonts are located in the following folders: + + /mac/system.extensions/font/type1 + /mac/system.extensions/font/type3 + /mac/system.extensions/font/truetype + + The following fonts are in Type 1 format for the Macintosh. Some are + also available in TrueType format. + + * Tamil + + Paladam, T. Govindram + + * Hebrew + + ShalomScript, ShalomOldStyle, ShalomStick, Jonathan Brecher + + * Japanese + + Shorai (Hirigana, with application) + + * Star Trek + + StarTrekClassic, Star TrekClassicMovies, StarTrekTNGCrille, + StarTrekTNG Titles, TNG monitors, StarFleet, Klinzai (Klingon font) + + * Command-key symbol + + Chicago (TrueType or bitmap, key: Ctrl-Q), Chicago Symbols + (Type3, key: 1), EncycloFont (Type3, key: d) + + * Astrologic/Astronomic symbols + + Hermetica (Type1), InternationalSymbols (Type 3, Mars and Venus + only), MortBats (Type3), Zodiac (bitmap) + + * IBM OEM Line Drawing Characters + + Try Adobe PrestigeElite or Adobe LetterGothic. They have all the + characters you want, but the `line draw' characters are unencoded + -- you will need tools to reencode the outline font itself and + make a new PFM metric files. + + Or try IBMExtended from Impramatur Systems in Cambridge, Mass. It + already is encoded using IBM OEM encoding (some DOS code page). + + The IBM version of Courier distributed freely under the X11 + Consortium also contains the appropriate characters. It is + distributed in PC format, however. Again, the font will have to + be reencoded for Windows. Appropriate AFM files for this font can + be obtained from: + http://www.ora.com/homepages/comp.fonts/FAQ-tools.html. + + Many of these mac fonts are available in files that are either entitled + xxxx.sit or xxxx.cpt. xxxx.sit files are Stuffit archives. xxxx.cpt + files are Compact Pro archives. StuffitLite (shareware $25) and Compact + Pro (shareware $25) are available at the standard ftp sites. + Uncompressors for these programs (free) are also available at the + archive sites. Check the utilities/compression utilities folders. + +Subject: 2.3. Commercial Font Sources + + Commercial fonts can be obtained from a number of different companies, + including the large font houses: Adobe, Font Haus, Font Company, + Bitstream, and Monotype. At these companies, fonts cost about $40 for a + single face, and must be purchased in packages. Adobe, Bitstream, and + Monotype also sell pre-designated type collections for slightly lower + prices. + + Image Club sells a wide selection of fonts for about $50 for a 4 font + family. + + Other, cheaper companies sell fonts of lesser quality, including + KeyFonts, which sells a set of 100 fonts for $50 and Casady & Green's + Fluent Laser Fonts, a set of 79 fonts for $99. Casady & Greene also + sells Cyrillic language fonts in Times, Bodoni, and Helvetica sell for + about $40 for each 4 font family. + + Foreign language fonts, ranging from Egyptian hieroglyphics to Cyrillic + can be obtained from Ecological Linguistics. + + Please consult the vendor list for a more complete list of vendors. + +Subject: 2.4. Mac Font Installation + + * System 7 + + Install the fonts by opening the suitcase containing the bitmap + file and dropping the fonts into your system suitcase, located + inside your system folder. You will need to quit all other + applications before doing this. For a TrueType font, the icon for + the font will have a stack of "A"s in it, instead of just one. + Dropping it into your system suitcase will make all sizes of the + font available. For Postscript type 1 fonts, you also need to + place the printer font in the extensions folder in your system + folder. If you are using ATM you need to place these fonts in the + root level of your system folder (not inside another folder). + Using Suitcase, a font management utility, you can avoid + cluttering your system folder with printer fonts. + + You can make new suitcases of fonts (generally not needed, but + used by those who use Suitcase) by using Font DA mover. It + operates the same as in system 6, except that the most recent + version must be used. + + * System 6 + + Bitmap fonts can be installed using Font DA mover to move the + fonts, located inside suitcases, into your system. You will need + to restart your computer to make these fonts available. Printer + fonts must be placed in the system folder, not inside any other + folder. + + Truetype fonts can be used with system 6 if you get the Truetype + init. Then the fonts can be installed in your system with Font DA + mover. Suitcase can also be used under system 6. + +Subject: 2.5. Mac Font Utilities + + * SUITCASE + + Suitcase is a nifty little system extension that lets you avoid + having to install fonts into your system. In system 6, it means + that you can avoid restarting your system every time you want to + install a new font. + + In system 7, Suitcase lets you avoid quitting all applications + before making fonts available. Some programs, like Quark Xpress + will automatically update their font list when you open a new + suitcase, allowing much more flexibility in opening and closing + font suitcases and making different sets of fonts available. + + Suitcase appears in your Apple menu in both system 7 and 6 and + allows you to open suitcases, as though they were files, thus + making the fonts contained in them accessible to programs. + + In addition, when suitcase is installed, printer fonts can be + stored with the bitmap suitcases they correspond to, instead of + having to drop them into your system folder. + + The most recent version of Suitcase is compatible with TrueType. + Suitcase is about $54 from the mail order places. + + * Carpetbag + + A shareware program with functionality equivalent to Suitcase. + + * MASTER JUGGLER + + Does similar things + + * ATM + + Adobe Type Manager is an Init and Control panel allows accurate + screen display, at any size of PostScript type 1 fonts. It's + function is replicated with Truetype (but for different outline + font format). With it installed, you can print fonts of any size + to non-PostScript printers. When using ATM, printer fonts must + either be stored with the bitmap files opened with suitcase (when + using Suitcase), or they must be stored in the root level of the + system folder (with System 7.0, printer fonts must be stored in + the Extension folder if you are not using Suitcase). ATM is now + available, with the System 7.0 upgrade, as well as directly from + adobe with 4 Garamond fonts. + + ATM is not built into System 7.1 as previously expected. With + System 7.1, printer fonts must be stored in the Fonts folder if + you are not using Suitcase. + + If you are using version 7.x prior to 7.1, the following hack + allows you to have a Font folder (if you don't use Suitcase): + + Open the second 'DCOD' resource from the ATM 68020/030 file. Do an + ASCII search for the string "extn" and change it to "font" (it's + case sensitive). Save, close, and Reboot. + + This process should work for 68000 machines using the proper ATM + file instead. + + * Super ATM + + This is a utility that will create fonts, on the fly, that match + the metrics of any Adobe-brand fonts you don't have. It does a + remarkably good job of mimicry because it uses two "generic" + Multiple Master typefaces, serif and sans serif to simulate the + appearance of the missing typefaces. (There is a 1.4 megabyte + database file that allows Super ATM to simulate the fonts that + aren't there.) You also get Type On Call (a CD-ROM), which has + locked outline fonts, and unlocked screen font for all but the + most recent faces in the Adobe Type library. + + * TTconverter + + A shareware accessory available at the usual archives will convert + Truetype fonts for the IBM into Macintosh format. + + * reAdobe + + Converts text (PFA) format PostScript Type 1 fonts into Mac format. + + * unAdobe + + Converts Mac format PostScript Type 1 fonts into text (PFA) format. + + * Microsoft Font Pack + + If you work with a mixture of Macs and PCs running Windows 3.1, + this is a good deal; 100 TrueType fonts compromising the Windows + 3.1 standard set and the two Font Packs for Windows. This includes + various display fonts, the Windows Wingdings font, and the Lucida + family. + + A variety of programs, for example, Font Harmony, etc. will allow you + to change the names and ID numbers of your fonts. + + Fontmonger and Metamorphosis will let you convert fonts among several + formats (type 1 and 3 and Truetype for the Mac and PC), as well as + letting you extract the font outlines from the printer fonts. + +Subject: 2.6. Making Outline Fonts + + This is very, very difficult. Many people imagine that there are + programs that will simply convert pictures into fonts for them. This is + not the case; most fonts are painstakingly created by drawing curves + that closely approximate the letterforms. In addition, special rules + (which improve hinting, etc.) mandate that these curves be drawn in + specific ways. Even designing, or merely digitizing, a simple font can + take hundreds of hours. + + Given that, there are two major programs used for font design on the + Macintosh, Fontographer ($280) and FontStudio ($400). These programs + will allow you to import scanned images, and then trace them with + drawing tools. The programs will then generate type 1, 3, TrueType and + Bitmap fonts for either the Macintosh or the IBM PC. They will also + generate automatic hinting. They also open previously constructed + outline fonts, allowing them to be modified, or converted into another + format. + + As far as I know, there are no shareware programs that allow you to + generate outline fonts. + +Subject: 2.7. Problems and Possible Solutions + + 1. Another font mysteriously appears when you select a certain font + for display. + + This is often the result of a font id conflict. All fonts on the + Macintosh are assigned a font id, an integer value. When two fonts + have the same id, some programs can become confused about the + appropriate font to use. Microsoft word 4.0 used font id's to + assign fonts, not their names. Since id's can be different on + different computers, a word document's font could change when it + was moved from one computer to another. Other signs of font id + problems are inappropriate kerning or leading (the space between + lines of text). Some font ID problems can be resolved by using + Suitcase, which will reassign font ID's for you, as well as saving + a font ID file that can be moved from computer to computer to keep + the id's consistent. Font ID problems can also be solved with + several type utilities, which will allow you to reassign font + id's. Most newer programs refer to fonts correctly by name + instead of id number, which should reduce the frequency of this + problem. + + 2. When using a document written in MSWord 5.0, the font mysteriously + changes when you switch from your computer at home to work, or + vice versa. + + This is the result of a bug in MSWord 5.0. The MSWord 5.0 updater, + which can be found at the info-mac archives at sumex (in the demo + folder), will fix this bug. + +Subject: 2.8. Creating Mac screen fonts + + Creating Mac screen fonts from Type 1 outlines + ============================================== + + Peter DiCamillo contributes the following public domain solution: + + BitFont is a program which will create a bitmapped font from any font + which can be drawn on your Macintosh. In addition to standard + bitmapped fonts, it works with Adobe outline fonts when the Adobe Type + Manager is installed, and works with TrueType? fonts. BitFont will + also tell you how QuickDraw will draw a given font (bitmapped, ATM, or + TrueType) and can create a text file describing a font and all its + characters. + + BitFont was written using MPW C version 3.2. It is in the public + domain and may be freely distributed. The distribution files include + the source code for BitFont. + + Berthold K.P. Horn contributes the following solution. + + This is a commercial solution. A font manipulation package from Y&Y + includes: + + AFMtoPFM, PFMtoAFM, AFMtoTFM, TFMtoAFM, AFMtoSCR, SCRtoAFM, TFMtoMET, + PFBtoPFA, PFAtoPFB, MACtoPFA, PFBtoMAC, REENCODE, MODEX, DOWNLOAD, + SERIAL, and some other stuff I forget. + + To convert PC Type 1 fonts to Macintosh use PFBtoMAC on the outline + font itself; then use AFMtoSCR to make the Mac `screen font' + (repository of metric info). You may need to use PFMtoAFM to first make + AFM file. + + To convert Macintosh font to PC Type 1, use MACtoPFA, followed by + PFAtoPFB. Then run SCRtoAFM on screen font to make AFM file. Finally, + run AFMtoPFM to make Windows font metric file. + + Y&Y are the `TeX without BitMaps' people (see ad in TUGboat): + + Y&Y makes DVPSONE, DVIWindo, and fonts, for use with TeX mostly, in + fully hinted Adobe Type 1 format. + + Y&Y, Inc., 45 Walden Street, Concord MA 01742 USA + + (800) 742-4059 + + (508) 371-3286 (voice) + + (508) 371-2004 (fax) + + Mac Screen fonts can be constructed from outline fonts using + Fontographer, as well. + |