[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > TYPE 1 fonts are fonts that are often adressed as Postscript fonts
They are the main type of fonts used with PostScript. Other (sometimes occuring) font types are type 2 (individually drawn glyphs), type 3 (bitmapped glyphs), type 5 and type 0. > (file extension: PFM, contrary to TTF). Usually, the file extension for the font files is PFA (ASCII-encoded) or PFB (binary). Type 1 fonts needs an additional file with the font metrics, this can be in the form of an Adobe Font Metrics file (extension AFM) or a Printer Font Metrics file (extension PFM). So the description of the glyphs is in the PFA/PFB file, and the metrics in the AFM/PFM file. > They are used by professionals - most fonts used in magazines are > Type 1 fonts. I'm not a typesetter; but to my knowledge these fonts > are used because they look better. How a font looks is a matter of font design, not of technology. PostScript Type 1 technology has been around for some 25 years now, and many professions fonts have been designed and implemented as Type 1 fonts. TrueType is an implementation technique of more recent date. And nowadays there's OTF (Open Type Font) that tries to combine the strenghts of Type1 and TTF. Profession font design tools can usually produce a font using Type 1, TTF or OTF, all of equal quality. -- Johan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
