Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!milton!sumax!polari!mikeb From: mikeb@polari.UUCP (Mike Branch) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: Type 1 font format Keywords: eexec type 1 font Message-ID: <3466@polari.UUCP> Date: 6 Mar 91 07:46:40 GMT References: Organization: Seattle Online Public Unix (206) 328-4944 Lines: 17 In article rossc@extro.ucc.su.oz.au (Ross Cartlidge) writes: >I have a PS interpreter that doesn't understand the type 1 fonts >used in the eexec operator. How can I find out the format of >these fonts so that I can at least skip them in the PS? > I don't quite understand what you mean by "skipping" them. Do you mean you want your PS interpreter to ignore a request for a Type 1 font? Hmmm, probably pretty sticky. But, if you just want to examine a font file to see if it's Type 1, then look for a line that says "/FontType 1 def". The Adobe Type 1 Font Format book shows "%!FontType1-1.0 . . ." at the start of the first line, but I wouldn't bet my life on seeing that in every Type 1 font file. The example I happen to have printed out right in front of me doesn't have it, so I'd rather rely on /FontType 1 def being there (usually within the first 30-40 lines of the file).