Re: [WinMac] Palatino font for Windows 3.1/95/NT
Romeyn Prescott(prescor[at]potsdam.edu)
>>> > - 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. >
Why not convert TT fonts for use on the other platform?
...ROMeyn
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