User Guide

PostScript Type 1 fonts—also known as ATM fonts—are
the fonts supported by Adobe Type Manager. There are
two principle advantages of Type 1 over the older Type 3
font format. When printing to low-resolution laser printers,
Type 1 fonts are more legible at small point sizes. Also,
ATM will render the Type 1 PostScript fonts on-screen,
thus removing the need for bitmaps for every point size.
Type 3 fonts have their own advantages, which will be
discussed in detail in the next section.
To generate Macintosh PostScript Type 1 fonts:
1. Choose “Generate Font Files” from the File menu.
2. If you are not already in the Advanced mode, click
on the Advanced radio button in the Generate Font
Files dialog.
3. Select “Macintosh” from the Computer: pop-up menu.
In the Encoding pop-up, you have several choices. If you
feel adventurous, read the story on Encoding options later
in this chapter. Ninety-five percent of the time, you’ll want
to use the Macintosh encoding.
4. Select “PostScript Type 1” from the “Format:” pop-
up menu.
5. The ID field is useful in PostScript Type 1 fonts.
Generally, just accept the number we propose. It is
randomly generated in the range of 4,000,000 to 4,999,998.
If you want more information on this field, then read the
PostScript ID field section.
6. We recommend that you accept our default settings
for the Hints and Flex checkboxes.
If you want more information on these fields, then refer to
our hinting and flex sections later in this chapter.
7. The Overwrite existing files checkbox is provided
as a means to prevent the accidental removal of
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