Does Type1 NeXT == Type1 Mac??

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3 total messages Started by Kareth Tue, 04 Aug 1992 02:15

#668

Author: Kareth
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1992 02:15

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I'm about to buy some Mac Type 1 Postscript fonts for my NeXT,
however, knowing Mac's, I'm curious if anyone knows if Type 1 on a Mac
is the same as Type 1 on a NeXT.  Can I just copy them over to my
NeXT, or do I have to go through Metamorphis to convert them into Type
1 that will work on the NeXT?

Appreciate any help.

-k

Re: Does Type1 NeXT == Type1 Mac??

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Author: Glenn Reid
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1992 13:45

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Kareth writes
> I'm about to buy some Mac Type 1 Postscript fonts for my NeXT,
> however, knowing Mac's, I'm curious if anyone knows if Type 1 on a Mac
> is the same as Type 1 on a NeXT.  Can I just copy them over to my
> NeXT, or do I have to go through Metamorphis to convert them into Type
> 1 that will work on the NeXT?

You have to convert them.

You could also buy Type 1 PostScript fonts already in NeXT format,
direct from Adobe, through us.  We carry the whole library, and it's
available overnight.

Call or send mail to "fonts@rightbrain.com"

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 Glenn Reid        		NeXTmail: glenn@rightbrain.com
 RightBrain Software		415-326-2974 (NeXTfax 326-2977)
 Palo Alto, California

Re: Does Type1 NeXT == Type1 Mac??

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Author: Scott Byer
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1992 17:32

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Kareth writes

> I'm about to buy some Mac Type 1 Postscript fonts for my
> NeXT, however, knowing Mac's, I'm curious if anyone knows
> if Type 1 on a Mac is the same as Type 1 on a NeXT.  Can
> I just copy them over to my NeXT, or do I have to go
> through Metamorphis to convert them into Type 1 that will
> work on the NeXT?

As for as the raw Type 1 font information is concerned,
they are exactly the same.  HOWEVER, the Mac has a funky
'format' that will require a conversion tool for.  On
the Mac, the Type 1 font program sits in the resource
fork, with some additional header information present
for the downloader utility to use.  If you took a Mac
font and stripped out this additional information, to
obtain the raw Type 1 font program, it would work on the
NeXT.  The trick for going towards the Mac is to create
that information.  This is best not done by hand, but
with a simple conversion program.

What you want to make sure and *not* do is to use a
conversion program that will actually muck with the Type
1 font program itself - this may change the font and
loose the hinting, resulting in a loss of quality.

Remember, treat a Type 1 font program according to the
copyright laws that they are covered under.  They are
programs, not to be copied willy-nilly.

Scott Byer                                   NeXTMail: byer@adobe.com
Adobe Systems Incorporated               These are *my* opinions, and  
1585 Charleston Road, P.O. Box 7900        do not necessarily reflect
Mountain View, CA 94039-7900             the opinions of my employer.
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