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Article #171Re: Unable to install Type 1 fonts in Windows XP
From: Herb
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:21
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:21
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Dave - When a font family has the four specific styles regular, bold, italic, and bold italic, MS Office and most other non-Adobe application products display ONLY the regular (or normal or base) name in a font list. The bold and italic versions are accessed by applying the "B" and/or "I" or changing the text attributes (properties). A downside of that approach is that there's no way to tell if the font has the alternate styles available - because if it DOESN'T, a faux bold or faux italic will be created. Adobe products list each font file separately in their font lists. Some font families don't use the font and style naming conventions in a way compatible with the MS/Windows approach - for example, a font with a style "Light", will confuse Windows unless it's given a unique FAMILY name. That's an oversimplification; there are some excellent texts available on the subject. All of which has little or nothing to do with the inability to install the fonts in the first place. They're two separate and distinct issues! - Herb
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