J.J. Jordan wrote: > One odd thing is that all I have are .pfa files for these fonts. I > thought Type 1 fonts came with a .pfb file (outlines) and a .pfm > file > (metrics). I don't know what a .pfa file is. I could Google on it, > but > it's late and I need to go to bed.
A .pfa file is a PostScript Type III font. Back when Adobe kept its proprietary Type 1 font format specs tightly held, it also issued a Type III specification. Other type foundries were limited to producing Type III PostScript fonts. Type 1 is more efficient and Type III fonts tend to be larger. Type III fonts cannot be hinted. They can have decorative elements like shadings that Type 1 fonts cannot. Once Adobe released the Type 1 standard, Type III fonts fell out of favor. A .pfm file is a Windows font metrics file. What are needed for Type 1 fonts are a .pfb (outlines) and an .afm file (metrics, glyph names, kerning information). I don't know whether Linux uses a Windows pfm file at all. I think Linux can fake an afm file, but for the best quality you need the .afm that goes with the font. --Judy M. USA Registered Linux User #397786 Being productive with VectorLinux 6.0 SOHO
