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From: greid@adobe.com (Glenn Reid)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Are there any 'real' fonts available?
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Date: 24 Jul 89 23:27:53 GMT
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In article <1339@draken.nada.kth.se> jmr@nada.kth.se (Jan Michael Rynning) writes:
>In article <1006@adobe.UUCP> greid@adobe.COM (Glenn Reid) writes:
>>I think the new "Adobe Originals" collection will help.  In particular,
>>the new Adobe Garamond font and Utopia, both designed at Adobe, contain:
>
>Are the small capitals of these fonts the tradititional type of small
>capitals, i.e. with a height equal to the normal x-height of the font?

Yes, they are traditional small caps.

>Do they have a sufficiently large set of mathematical symbols, or are
>we supposed to use Lucida (or Knuth's Computer Modern) for mathematical
>typesetting?  Does Lucida have all the things mentioned above?

No.  Mathematical symbols have not been part of traditional typefaces,
and Adobe's new "Expert Character Sets" are intended for high-quality
typography, not mathematical typesetting.  Lucida was not designed
at Adobe, and although it has a full character set, I don't think it
matches the new expert set.  Better look in the catalog to be sure
of what it contains.

>>Call 1-88-83-FONTS to get a copy of the "Font and Function" catalog
>>for more details....
>
>Hmmm...  I only have digits on my telephone dial.  How do the letters
>map to digits?

Sorry about that.  How North-America-centric of me.  Besides, I got
the phone number wrong.  Here's what it should be:

	1-800-833-6687

Font & Function really is a great catalog, and it will answer most or
all of your font questions, provide type samples, character set
information, and whatever else you might be curious about.

Thanks for your interest.  Sorry about the phone number.

Glenn Reid
Adobe Systems

P.S.  Oh, just in case you're curious, here is how (on American phones)
the letters map to digits:

	 1    2    3   		Two letters are absent: Q and Z.
	     ABC  DEF
	 4    5    6 
	GHI  JKL  MNO
	 7    8    9
	PRS  TUV  WXY
	 *    0    #

Everybody over here uses these cute mappings when they pick
phone numbers, hoping that the numbers will be more mnemonic.
Unfortunately, although they are easier to remember, they are
a lot harder to dial.
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