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From: clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Adobe font help needed
Message-ID: <3299@ux.acs.umn.edu>
Date: 19 Feb 91 14:48:35 GMT
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paul@u02.svl.cdc.com (Paul Kohlmiller) writes:
>I think I know what the confusion is. On a Mac (on weird systems, who knows)
>ATM wants the laser font file (what I think you call the PFB file) and the
>font metrics file (AFM). The bitmap version is another file. The implication is
>that ATM only works on laser fonts. It doesn't help with fonts that are 
>bitmapped only. There are a lot of shareware laser fonts but there are even 
>more bitmap-only fonts and ATM won't help with those. Also, a lot of laser
>fonts do not have AFM files and I'm not sure what ATM does if the AFM file is
>missing.

ATM needs the bitmap file and the outline file.  It doesn't need AFM files.
AFM files aren't even included on the ATM master disk.

ATM works with Type 1 PostScript fonts.  Many PD/Shareware laser fonts are
Type 3, and will not be enhanced by ATM.  However, more and more Type 1 fonts
are becoming available, and many of the PD/shareware fonts are being revised
to Type 1 format.

The only program I am aware of that uses AFM files is PageMaker.  QuarkXpress
may use them as well.

chaz


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