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From: aslakson@cs.umn.edu (Brian Aslakson)
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Subject: Re: A Word 4 problem in need of solution.
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Date: 26 Jul 90 06:46:27 GMT
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>Question about font problem in Word 4 deleted.

"The Macintosh Bible", 2nd ed, Arthur Naiman editor, Goldstein & Blair
>>>>>>>  BUY THIS BOOK  <<<<<<<
Extract, Chapter 5 - Fonts, The font-numbering mess (Steve Herold), p. 197-204:

....
     Apple decided that each font would be assigned a unique ID number...(in
fact, the ID number is the only indication saved with a file as to what fonts
are intended)...<discussion of why 128 font ID numbers>...<mentions list of
over 500 fonts>...<Apple doesn't free up reserved font number discussion>...
  Suppose you've created a document in 'News Gothic' and want a headline in
'American Typewriter Bold'.  You load that font into the System file with the
Font/DA mover, type the headline and proof it on your LaserWriter.  Everything
looks great.  Then you go to your local Linotype service bureau and are start-
led to see the headline in 'Melior Italic'.  
  Unknown to you, when you installed 'Typewriter', the Font/DA mover renumbered
it to ID 200, because ID 153 was already taken by 'News Gothic'.  In your own
closed world this didn't matter, but anywhere else you no longer have 'American
Typewriter Bold' (since fonts are called by their ID number, not their names).

  <you correct the problem at the service>

  Phase two is even more bizarre.  Since the 'Typewriter Bold' has taken the
ID slot for 'Melior Italic', when you want to use 'Melior Italic' and load it
into your System file it, in turn, is renumbered.  Now two fonts are misnum-
bered.  Like an infectious disease, ID conflicts spread throughout your entire
font collection.
....

There is much more on fonts, including a list of 500+ fonts and their ID 
numbers, advice on how to avoid this problem, so on.  This is an excellent
book, and you get two free updates.  

Brian Aslakson
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