[OS X TeX] Trump Mediaeval fonts

Wed Sep 29 08:37:47 EDT 2004

On Wednesday, September 29, 2004, at 04:24  AM, Ingo Reich wrote:

> Is there any good reason to choose OpenType fonts rather than PS type 
> 1 fonts (in this case), apart from having everything in one file?

Forward-looking font format, Unicode support, richer character set.

> Are they easier to use (in LaTeX and/or other applications) or to 
> install? Thanks.

As I noted in my e-mail, OpenType is rather awkward to use in LaTeX 
unless one uses XeTeX ( http://www.sil.org/xetex ). If using XeTeX 
appeals, then by all mean get OT.

William

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