Thanks Peter
I think I better test my current project with other fonts and perhaps
develop an algorithmn for what to do in the case a font isn't available.
Does anyone know what fonts are replaced with I assume Arial but don't know.
Best regards
Monte
>From: Peter Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Installing Fonts
>Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 14:53:06 +0000
>
>>Does anyone have experience with the legal issues of using fonts in
>>programs. Do they have copyright? What about distributing fonts with
>>programs? What hapens if you're using a font thats not installed on
>>the computer running the machine?
>
>Fonts are copyrighted. However, strictly speaking, it is the name of
>the font rather than the actual font itself that is copyrighted. So,
>technically, you could duplicate a font and distribute it under a
>different name. This is being looked at by various copyright
>authorities across the world, so don't trust this as a reliable
>tactic! Ethically of course, this "copy & rename" strategy is a
>no-no!
>
>Most fonts are licensed based on up to 5 users being connected to a
>common printer (historically, fonts were licensed for printers rather
>than the computers). So if you had a workgroup of 15 people sharing
>a common printer, then you'd need 3 licence packs. A "font" is
>actually a "typeface" and if you buy a "font", you'll end up having
>to buy it either as a "family" or a series of different "weights"
>such as Roman, Italic, Bold, Bold-Italic, Light, Normal, Ultra, etc.
>It's not uncommon ending up paying $150+ for a full "font" and this
>could be used by up to 5 people sharing a common printer. You are
>not licensed to distribute fonts!
>
>If you use a font that is not on a users' machine, then a substitute
>will be used and this will almost certainly disrupt your screen
>layouts. This is why I tend to stick to the boring but always
>available Arial and Times New Roman. There are other "standard"
>fonts, but these depend on the version of the OS your end user is
>using (the standard fonts differ between versions of MacOS and
>versions of Windows).
>
>Cheers
>
>Peter
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