Great discussion, I (followers of this list) have known for a long time
type 1 would be dropped but this discussion kicked me into action.
I came across this information that covers converting my type 1 fonts
that may be useful.
http://fontforge.github.io/en-US/documentation/scripting/
Steve
On 2017-03-01 11:32, toki wrote:
On 02/28/2017 06:08 PM, Bruce Byfield wrote:
The same argument could be used of TrueType fonts.
The days of TrueType fonts are numbered. However, OpenType support is
not yet universal. :(
Why should they, when support for them remains?
Support for Type 1 is, at best, spotty.
designers have invested substantially in Type 1 fonts over the years,
and this decision leaves them stranded.
I fully sympathise with those that are using legacy typefaces,
especially because replacing them can be very expensive. (To quote an
email I received today for a typeface: MSRP US$500,000 on sale today for
only US$5,000. The included fonts are so ugly, that even if they were
gratis, one would be paying too much for them.)
chart of free font equivalents for proprietary fonts that I drew up about a
year ago:
The difference between proprietary typefaces, and free typefaces, is
that the latter usually come in only one weight, whilst the latter
usually come with at least half a dozen weights.
jonathon
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