Does anyone know much about Type support under Linux? I'm reading this excellent document at:
http://www.nwalsh.com/comp.fonts/FAQ/ But either I haven't got to the part or what I am after is more specific not abstract as this documents seems to be. Linux appears to support both Type1 fonts as well as TrueType fonts (among others). What is the best format to go with that will work under the majority of applications? Maybe a more fair question is: What format is best supported with KOffice apps? I have been playing with Sketch as well and I believe it only supports Type1. I think Type1 fonts are of better quality but that is purely a subjective thing I guess. I know that X handles font management for your system, or rather XFM or XDM handles it, sorry I don't have Linux in front of me so I am writing based on memory. Is there anything like Adobe ATM for Linux? The way I understand it, unless you have gobs of memory, it's not in your best interests to run a boat load of fonts at any given time. Can you turn them on and off at a whim like ATM does under Windows? Is if just a matter of editing a file or two and restarting the font server or do you have to restart X? How is printing handled depending on which format you use? It appears that Ghostscript handles some or all of this. How does that work in relation to CUPS? I guess it depends on which printer driver you are using that dictates what you are able to print from whichever application. Office type stuff is a no brainer but when you get into page layout or illustration work with type and dealing with output it gets a little dicey. This is a subject near and dear to my heart and my job. I guess I was just wondering if there were like-minded individuals out there that may have discovered some interesting things that I am only just getting started with, that could show me the path. Jarrod _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
