On Thursday 07 September 2006 10:13, Mick wrote: > > Not sure...but I think it is better to use type1 fonts than > > bitmap fonts. > > How do you tell if it is bitmap or not? Why is it better? > (I need a lot of educating when it comes to fonts ;-)
Generally, the Type1 and TrueType (TTF) fonts are the better vector style fonts, everything else is bit-mapped. There are exceptions such as other formats that aren't used much anymore, but that rule holds pretty much true for 99% of cases. The reason vector fonts are better is that they scale well. Bit-mapped fonts are just a bunch of pixels on a grid that are on or off and these make the shape of a character. They work well at the resolution and size they were designed for, and very poorly at all other settings. Vector fonts instead describe how to draw the character and other useful info like how much space to leave between other characters before and after it. Thus they can be drawn to almost any size, and still be nicely rounded off on the curves to give a pleasing look. alan -- [email protected] mailing list
