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From: aard@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Tony Ard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: TrueType on apple.com
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Date: 18 Mar 91 02:23:46 GMT
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In article <7022@mace.cc.purdue.edu> nvi@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Charles C. Allen) writes:
>Well, this is perhaps a bit misleading.  Apple does not supply italic
>or bold italic variants of Courier and Helvetica.  "Italic" (oblique
>is a better word) variants look fine on the screen and printed.
>Perhaps someone familiar with TrueType could tell us if there are
>standard builtin algorithms for italic, bold, outline, etc.
>
>For you equation writers out there, the TT Symbol font can be printed
>in bold even though no bold variant is supplied.  Finally, I can write
>things like r X omega and have them look like they should.
>
>Charles Allen                           Internet: cca@physics.purdue.edu

From my limited understanding of typography, 'italic' refers to a different
font that is related to a plain font.  For example, Times Italic  is a com-
pletely  different font than  Times Roman. 'Oblique' refers to  an existing
font that is slanted a few degrees.  Therefore, there really  is no need to
supply a separate font file for the obliques. I  never could understand why
adobe does this, maybe so they can charge more money :-)

Anyway, like a lot of others  I downloaded TrueType so  I could play around
with it. I like it! Until system 7.0 comes  out I'll probably still use ATM
(with my  DeskWriter),  but as soon as   7.0 arrives I'm going  to purchase
'Fontmonger'  from Ares that can  convert  between  all three outline  font
formats and change all my Adobe fonts to TrueType.

By the way,  does anyone out  thre know if   Apple is going  to  release TT
versions of the LaserWriter II Fonts (Palatino, Bookman, etc.)?

 
- Tony