Re: [WinMac] Postscript vs TrueType fonts
Paul Kaiser(buddy[at]effingham.net)
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 18:12:32 -0500
Doug,
If you will be printing anything you create (i.e. brochures, flyers, books,
magazines, catalogs - you get the picture) then PostScript fonts are the
way to go.
This is because PostScript fonts (Type 1 fonts, in other words) are more
readily handled by printing devices using PostScript RIPs. At this point,
most any filmsetter or high-end laserprinter uses a PostScript RIP.
These rips do handle truetype fonts often, but sometimes they don't. What's
worse, one minute your file might print, and an hour later the same file
might not print correctly (font-wise). These issues can be addressed by
pros using the output devices, but with Type 1 fonts these issues are much
less likely to happen.
At the very least, you should standardize on Truetype OR Type 1 fonts.
Mixing the two types of fonts in the same documents is a greater source for
errors. Again, people do it, and sometimes successfully, but it's just
asking for trouble.
Hope this helps,
Paul Kaiser
>I've heard that Postscript fonts are the way to go to minimize or eliminate
>many cross-platform printing problems. My boss has asked me to standardize
>on TT fonts as well as TT for some of the WIN9x preferred settings (eg.
>download TT or PS fonts to printers), and now I'm faced with defending the
>bennies of PS vs. TT when *I don't know what I'm talking about.*
>
>I don't know where to start with facts, figures, FAQs, problem stories,
>success stories, etc, and need any help (URLs especially) you can give me.
>Thanks.
>
>Doug
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