Chapter . Know What and Where Your Fonts Are
Some basics are so basic that it’s difficult to do anything if you’re not familiar with them. The font formats that Mac OS X supports, and where those font files can be stored, belong to that category of basic information.
Learn About Supported Font Types
With respect for the past and a nod to the future, Mac OS X supports a wide range of font types. What difference does this make to your troubleshooting efforts?
There is, of course, the obvious item: if you’re trying to use an unsupported type of font, it won’t work! But sometimes you can have a font problem because of a misunderstanding about certain font types, and where and how they work. PostScript Type 1’s, for instance, need two files to work at ...
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