Re: [WinMac] Font Related Question

Ari Davidow(ari[at]ivritype.com)
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:35:17 -0400

>I have downloaded PDF files from the Gov't Printing Office(Created on Windows >machine I assume) which our company(Macs) compiles and reprints for customers. >This was done last year by my predecessor. He incurred problems and my >experience has mirrored his.
>
>As I understand it, the PDF should contain all fonts needed for >display/printing etc. In fact, I have successfully printed the document at >stages along the way(the same experience as the project last year).
>
>I am now getting a warning log during the print detailing that screen fonts are >missing (MIonic and/or MIonic Italic). Ignoring this and printing yields a font >substitution and loss of formatting with columns encroaching on each other.

There is no =requirement= that a font be embedded in a PDF, it is only
possible (and good practice in a case such as this). There are obviously
numerous options that the person setting these up for the GPO had, and
ignored, that would have made this simpler for you. They didn't. You've
got the files. What to do?

I, like you, would have first guessed that the "M" in "MIonic" might
mean Monotype, although, as you discovered, they do seem to use "MT"
instead. The best bet is to post to comp.fonts asking who knows the
source of the font "MIonic", which may be anything from freeware to
a commercial product, but is more likely to be freeware.

It is vaguely possible that this is a Microsoft font, but I don't recall
having seen it.

Good luck!

ari
  

Ari Davidow
ari@ivritype.com
http://www.ivritype.com/

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