Fonts. They seem to have a life of their own. And they can cause no end of heartache to the harried desktop or webtop publisher. Perfectly lovely documents on screen can suddenly transmogrify into a perfect nightmare when printed. So how can you control these willful beasts? Get a copy of this book and end your power struggle with fonts forever.
How To Boss Your Fonts Around has been completely revised and updated for the Second Edition. It's a must-have primer on font technology and font management for anyone who works on a Macintosh. It's updated for Mac OS 8, and includes all new coverage of how to work with and manage fonts for the Web. You'll learn to identify and work with all the different kinds of fonts available, from PostScript to TrueType to Type 1, bitmapped to screen, outline to printer, resident to downloadable and more. There's coverage of Adobe Type Manager, ATM Deluxe, Suitcase, Master Juggler, Font Reserve, new font management tools and utilities, installing fonts, and solving font conflicts. A detailed reference section answers common questions and problems, tells you how to acquire fonts, and offers an amazingly detailed glossary. This is the essential troubleshooting guide to taking control of fonts and learning to use them efficiently and effectively.
Everyone who uses a Mac uses fonts. Everyone who uses fonts faces potential problems with identification, printing, and memory overload. This profusely illustrated guide gives readers just the information they need to work efficiently. Everyone who uses a Mac will find precisely the kind of help they're looking for.
| Introduction: The Purpose | ||
| Quick Check: Which System are you running? | ||
| 1 | Printers: PostScript or QuickDraw | 12 |
| 2 | Typeface, family, and font | 14 |
| 3 | Bitmapped fonts and screen fonts | 16 |
| 4 | City-named fonts | 18 |
| 5 | PostScript fonts | 20 |
| 6 | Downloading the downloadables | 28 |
| 7 | Adobe Type Manager (ATM) | 31 |
| 8 | TrueType fonts | 37 |
| 9 | So should you use PostScript or TrueType? | 41 |
| 10 | Installing fonts | 44 |
| 11 | How to organize your fonts | 52 |
| 12 | How to manage your fonts | 69 |
| 13 | How to manage your font menu | 103 |
| 14 | Problems with fonts | 115 |
| 15 | Printing fonts at a service bureau | 119 |
| 16 | A few extra font utilities for you | 121 |
| 17 | Help!!! | 132 |
| 18 | Useful tricks with Fontographer | 135 |
| 19 | Acquiring fonts | 140 |
| 20 | Vendors of font products | 142 |
| Glossary | 143 | |
| Index | 177 |
Overview
Fonts. They seem to have a life of their own. And they can cause no end of heartache to the harried desktop or webtop publisher. Perfectly lovely documents on screen can suddenly transmogrify into a perfect nightmare when printed. So how can you control these willful beasts? Get a copy of this book and end your power struggle with fonts forever.
How To Boss Your Fonts Around has been completely revised and updated for the Second Edition. It's a must-have primer on font ...