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TrueType
About the Font Manager
System 7.0 introduces Apple's new outline fonts, called TrueType fonts. To
test for the availability of outline fonts, use the Gestalt function, described in
the Compatibility Guidelines.
Information about the format of the new 'sfnt' resource that defines an outline
font will not be found here, nor is it explained how to build TrueType fonts or
create font editors. If you want to create your own TrueType fonts or font
editors, consult the TrueType Font Format Specification book, available from
APDA.
The Macintosh Operating System uses two types of fonts: TrueType ( outline)
and bitmapped fonts. Both types of fonts produce text; they differ in the form
in which they are stored and the flexibility with which they change size and
shape.
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