lil pointy things

[Steve Mills]

On Apr 22, 2008, at 14:27:30, Rick Gaskin wrote:

> actually i have two
>
> Freestyle_Script (adobe) what does FFIL mean??
>
> FreeScr a postscript outline font type 1 ...LWFN??


'FFIL' is a font suitcase that might contains bitmap and/or TrueType  
versions of the font. 'LWFN' is a "LaserWriter" font, otherwise know  
as a PostScript Type 1 outline font. Years ago, the Mac OS could only  
display bitmap fonts onscreen. Then along came Adobe Type Manager  
which could rasterize Type 1 fonts for onscreen use. Then (my timeline  
might be a bit wrong) along came TrueType fonts and the ability for  
the OS to rasterize those to the screen. Then ATM got "built into" the  
OS. These days, I'm not sure if the bitmaps fonts are even used. They  
might be, since common small size fonts like Monaco 9 that I see and  
use daily still look like their perfect bitmap form and are not  
antialiased.

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