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

Liam Helmer(image53[at]axionet.com)
Fri, 23 Aug 02 17:20:01 -0700

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>> > - 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.

That's actually the advantage of using Postscript -> the font rendering
is done by the postScript driver, not by the OS = no difference between
platforms. If you need the fonts to look identical, this is definately
the way to go.

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