Re: [WinMac] Palatino font for Windows 3.1/95/NT

Walter Knapp(wwknapp[at]mindspring.com)
Fri, 21 Aug 1998 20:53:44 +0000

Bruce Johnson wrote:
>
>
> Jeroen Camstra wrote:
>
> > - Why use the postscript fonts & ATM, why not just use a TrueType font and
> > no extra software?
>
> because you specified that the font had to apper the same on both
> platforms. If you can find identical TrueType fonts, go ahead and use
> them. Beware, though, just because the font is called Palatino, doesn't
> mean that all versions of Palatino are alike...

The other choice is to use the same font. Just use Fontographer to
convert to the other platform.

Even doing this, you may have to tweak the design some. There are some
differences in font design between the platforms. I've found that moving
from mac to win sometimes results in heavier characters. Apparently due
to how the outline line of the character is handled.

Walt
wwknapp@mindspring.com

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