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From: norman@a.cs.okstate.edu (Norman Graham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Typeface management (weights, etc.)
Message-ID: <5363@okstate.UUCP>
Date: 10 Feb 90 16:39:58 GMT
References: <1785@adobe.UUCP>
Organization: Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater
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From article <1785@adobe.UUCP>, by dkletter@adobe.COM (Reality is the only word that should always be used in quotes):
> In article <5355@okstate.UUCP> norman@a.cs.okstate.edu (Norman Graham) writes:
>> As fonts with many weights become more common I suspect that font
>>menus are going to become much more cluttered.
> 
> keep in mind that aside from our Adobe Originals(tm) a large portion of
> the text typefaces (like Claude Garamond's Garamond) were first designed
> and cut in the early 1700s. the commonness that you are noticing is not
> a new development, only that we are expanding our library.

I'm not complaining; In fact I applaud Adobe's effort to release
typefaces that include several weights and stylistic variations. 
(Personally I've been lusting for swash capitals and old-style 
numerals for quite some time now; The titling caps, small caps,
superiors, and the extra ligatures are a nice bonus. :-)

But I would prefer one typeface name (Adobe Garamond) in the font
menu and have eight or ten styles that apply to it (roman, italic,
semibold, bold, swash, titling capital, small capital, swash italic,
etc.). Of course, I realize that it's Apple's job to add new
weights and stylistic variations to their font organization scheme.
Until that happens, it looks like Adobe Garamond and Adobe Garamond
Expert Collection are going to occupy 15 slots in my font menu.

Cheers,
Norm
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