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johnm@spudge.UUCP (John Munsch) writes:

>I distinctly said in my original posting that comparing to the actual fonts
>from Adobe was out of the question.  If I had the real fonts (all $1900
>worth according to my latest Adobe catalog) I wouldn't be looking at PD
>fonts... would I!  And yet, it has been suggested to me that I compare the
>file sizes, compare font IDs, and even print out samples of each at 72 pt.
>and compare the outlines!

>No kidding, I think I could have discerned that all by myself.  What I want
>to know is if there is a way to check WITHOUT owning the typefaces from 
>Adobe to compare.


This is how you may do it on a Mac:

1) Make a document using the font.
2) Print the document to a file, not the printer. (The old cmd-f trick).
3) Open the output file.
4) Look for the "%%BeginFont:" comment that matches the font's name.
5) Look for an Adobe "(c)" in the comments directly below.



				/mats

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