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From: orthlieb@adobe.COM (Carl Orthlieb)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Type 3 fonts and ATM (was Re: Postscript Type 1 font -> Type 3 font ?)
Message-ID: <6862@adobe.UUCP>
Date: 28 Sep 90 18:00:53 GMT
References: <9751@ubc-cs.UUCP> <1990Sep26.224849.1522@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1990Sep26.233622.7037@ariel.unm.edu> <37707@ut-emx.uucp>
Reply-To: orthlieb@adobe.UUCP (Carl Orthlieb)
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In article <37707@ut-emx.uucp> clouds@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Kathy Strong) writes:
>In article <1990Sep26.233622.7037@ariel.unm.edu> lgorbet@hydra.unm.edu (Larry P Gorbet ANTHROPOLOGY) writes:
>>
>> The fonts produced are not as good, of course, as carefully crafted
>>productions from Adobe et al. and they are only Type 3 (so ATM will not
>>work with them). 
>
>Actually, ATM 1.2 and up (2.0 is the brand-new release) works with Type 3
>fonts. Upgrades available for (I think) $20 from Adobe; call 1-800- 
>83FONTS 8-5 M-F PST. Registered owners should get a bonus offer--any font
>package from the collection (except the Plus Pack) for $39.

I believe that your information concerning ATM and Type 3 fonts is incorrect.

Because a Type 3 font can contain almost any PostScript language operator,
ATM would have to be a complete PS implementation in order to read Type 3
fonts.  ATM only has a rudimentary understanding of the basic operators found
in the Type 1 font specification.

What is true is that since Adobe has published the Type 1 format, many 
companies are converting their library over to Type 1 to gain the benefits of
the hinting mechanism available through Type 1.  Thus, more and more fonts
are being made usable for ATM.

Carl 8-)