Back in the late 1980s, it was clear to most of the major players in
the personal computer world that scalable font technology was going to
be an important part of future operating systems. *Adobe had developed
PostScript for this purpose. *Both Microsoft and Apple had concerns
with using this structure in future release of their OS's. *The
solution was great, but both companies where not eager to hand over
the royalty rights and specifications of their OS's to integrate the
structure.
Microsoft and Apple decided to break ground on a cross-license and
development project. *Apple would create the font system, and
Microsoft would design the graphics engine, the product would be
called TueImage. * As with many large scope projects, nothing came of
this release, the product did not work very well, nor was the
performance at the level needed.
The TrueType specification was developed by Apple and adopted by
Microsoft. Later, Microsoft and Adobe expanded the specification to
support smart rendering and PostScript.
The primary font technology used on Microsoft Windows and the Mac OS
is based on the TrueType specification. *TrueType fonts are able to
work in all major operating system environments, which have lead to
their popularity. *They can be scaled to any size and look on the
screen much as they will in the printed document, also at any point
size or resolution. *They are designed to be cross platform, but there
are small differences between they way they are drawn in both Windows
and MAC systems
TrueType fonts allow creators of the fonts to include usage
restrictions declaring if the user can use the font to print or embed
in PostScript files. *This is a very unique feature that allows font
creators restrict access to the font to only users that have a
license.
Best of all, there are many TrueType fonts available for public use,
for free! *Kick start your designs and documents today, download some
great free TrueType fonts.
Get free Truetype fonts at : www.changafonts.com
the personal computer world that scalable font technology was going to
be an important part of future operating systems. *Adobe had developed
PostScript for this purpose. *Both Microsoft and Apple had concerns
with using this structure in future release of their OS's. *The
solution was great, but both companies where not eager to hand over
the royalty rights and specifications of their OS's to integrate the
structure.
Microsoft and Apple decided to break ground on a cross-license and
development project. *Apple would create the font system, and
Microsoft would design the graphics engine, the product would be
called TueImage. * As with many large scope projects, nothing came of
this release, the product did not work very well, nor was the
performance at the level needed.
The TrueType specification was developed by Apple and adopted by
Microsoft. Later, Microsoft and Adobe expanded the specification to
support smart rendering and PostScript.
The primary font technology used on Microsoft Windows and the Mac OS
is based on the TrueType specification. *TrueType fonts are able to
work in all major operating system environments, which have lead to
their popularity. *They can be scaled to any size and look on the
screen much as they will in the printed document, also at any point
size or resolution. *They are designed to be cross platform, but there
are small differences between they way they are drawn in both Windows
and MAC systems
TrueType fonts allow creators of the fonts to include usage
restrictions declaring if the user can use the font to print or embed
in PostScript files. *This is a very unique feature that allows font
creators restrict access to the font to only users that have a
license.
Best of all, there are many TrueType fonts available for public use,
for free! *Kick start your designs and documents today, download some
great free TrueType fonts.
Get free Truetype fonts at : www.changafonts.com
