[Mac OS X TeX] OpenType

[Ross Moore]

> > 
> > type1_default=true
> > 
> > in the texmf/dvips/config/updmap script and then run this script.
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
	This file is quite irrelevant to  pdfTeX !
> > 
> > Actually I don't understand why this isn't the default in tetex.
> 
> The funny thing is that my version of the file also defines type1_default to 
> be false, but if I run pdflatex at the command line I get a .pdf file that 
> (according to Acrobat Reader) contains only Type 1 fonts.

It isn't the default in teTeX, since there's no need for it to be.

When PDFs are required, it's usual to use   dvips -Ppdf ....
or something similar, to ensure that  .pfb  fonts are included.

So it's only relevant to use of  dvips  not intended for PDF.
Presumably there *are* still systems around for which its more
convenient to use bitmaps; e.g. Type 1 versions of the EC fonts are
still in their infancy; isn't that right ?

So my guess is that it's probably still too soon to commit the dvips
default to assume Type 1 will be always available.


Just my 2c.

	Ross Moore


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