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In article <3bc4737d.3@webcrossing.la2eafNXanI>,
 Ram�n_G_Casta�eda@adobeforums.com wrote:

> The Achiles heel of OS X Tiger. :/

I have similar problems on my Panther system (Mac OS v10.3.9) in 
Illustrator (vv11-12) and InDesign (vv3-4) both. For example, using my 
good old Type 1 Frutiger from 1989 (the "expected" result being based on 
the font's behaviour under OS 9, and in QuarkXPress under OS X):

Weight      Style     Font expected  Font used

45 Light    Italic    46 Light It.   56 Italic
            Bold      65 Bold        87 Extra Black Con.
            Bold It.  66 Bold It.    76 Black It.

55 Roman    Italic    56 Italic      56 Italic
            Bold      75 Black       87 Extra Black Con.
            Bold It.  76 Black It.   76 Black It.

65 Bold     Italic    66 Bold It.    76 Black Italic
            Bold      65 Bold*       57 Condensed
            Bold It.  66 Bold It.*   56 Italic

47 Lt.Con.  Italic    47 oblique*    56 Italic
            Bold      67 Bold Con.   87 Extra Black Con.
            Bold It.  67 B.Con.obl.* 76 Black Italic

57 Con.     Italic    57 oblique*    56 Italic
            Bold      77 Black Con.  87 Extra Black Con.
            Bold It.  77 Blk.C.obl.* 76 Black Italic


75 Black, 95 Ultra, 67 Bold Condensed, 77 Black Con., & 87 Extra Black 
Con. behave exactly the same as the 65 Bold. Asterisks indicate styles 
that I wouldn't actually use: IME they're rendered with _faux_ effects 
on a laser printer but revert to the base font on an imagesetter.

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Odysseus