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Win2000 Fonts Overview:

Fonts display text on screen and print text to a printer. A Font is a set of type characters of a particular typeface design and size. In Windows 2000, a font is the name of a typeface. Fonts have font styles including regular, italic, bold, and bold italic.

Windows 2000 provides three basic Font Technologies: Scalable Outline, Vector & Fixed Raster Fonts.

 

Raster Fonts:

Windows 2000 supports five Raster Fonts, a.k.a. Bitmapped Fonts. Raster fonts are designed with a specific size and resolution for a specific printer and cannot be scaled or rotated. If a printer does not support raster fonts, it will not print them. The five raster fonts are Courier, MS Sans Serif, MS Serif, Small, and Symbol.

  • coure.fon
  • sserife.fon
  • serife.fon
  • app950.fon
  • app949.fon
  • smalle.fon

 

Vector Fonts:

Vector Fonts are supported because a number of programs still depend on them. Vector fonts are rendered from a mathematical model. They are used primarily with plotters. A Vector font is useful for devices such as pen plotters that cannot reproduce bitmapped, Raster Fonts. Characters are drawn in arrangements of line segments rather than patterns of dots and can be scaled to any size or aspect ratio. The three vector fonts are Modern, Roman, and Script. Q219554 - FP2000 Vector Fonts Are Not Displayed Properly

  • roman.fon
  • script.fon
  • symbole.fon
  • modern.fon 

 

Scalable Outline Fonts:

Win2000 fully supports TrueType (*.ttf), new TrueType Outlines - OpenType (*.ttf), TrueType Collections (*.ttc). & Adobe PostScript Type 1 (*.pfm) Fonts. OpenType is an extension of TrueType.

In the Windows Fonts folder, Raster, Vector, and Scalable Outline Fonts have the following icons:

images/fon-coure.png images/fon-roman_vec.png images/fon-ttf_almanac.png images/fon-opn_arial.png images/fon-ttc_batang.png
TrueType OpenType TrueType Collections
Raster Vector Outline
  1. Windows 2000 fonts: Scalable Outline Fonts supplied with Windows 2000
  2. PostScript font support is built directly into Windows 2000! Adobe Type Manager Light. Windows 2000 will see postscript *.pfm (Postscript Font Metrics) files. Try it out and see for yourself!
  3. Windows XP fonts: Scalable Outline Fonts supplied with Windows XP
  4. microsoft.com/typography - Recommended fonts: Fonts supplied with other products.
  5. adobe.com:  Introduction to OpenType

 

Font News:

Since our Readers appear to have had a renewed interest in Fonts lately, we've added this page to BuildOrBuy News for your perusal. Enjoy! 

images/bullet2.gifFont Reserve - Font Reserve 2.6 Font Management (1/20/2002).

  1. office.microsoft.com - Facts About Fonts (1/8/03).
  2. www.TrueDoc.com: Bitstream's dynamic font technology & WebFont Maker (12/29/2002).
  3. office.microsoft.com:  Facts About Fonts - From Office Assistance Center (12/9/2002).
  4. Microsoft Font Validator: The purpose of the Font Validator is to improve the quality of new Font Production.
  5. pcmag.com:  FontViewer 2: Lose Fonts to Find Speed - Just found this in PCMag Forums (8/25/2002).
  6. extremetech.com:  Microsoft Withdraws Free Web Fonts (8/14/2002).
  7. www.microsoft.com/insider/pf/ClearType.htm - Microsoft WinXP ClearType Tuner: Customize Your Screen for Your Eyes (6/19/2002).
  8. images/bullet2.gifFeatures of TrueType and OpenType (2/5/2002).
  9. images/bullet2.gifClearType information page - activating ClearType - ClearType news (2/5/2002).
  10. images/bullet2.gifmicrosoft.com: Typography news archive - 2001 ClearType News Links (2/5/2002).
  11. images/bullet2.gifVisual TrueType
  12. images/bullet2.gifOpenType
  13. images/bullet2.gifConvert TrueType to OpenType... FontLab Ltd.Products FontLab 4!
  14. images/bullet2.gifMicrosoft Web Embedding Fonts Tool (WEFT) Create embeddable OpenType fonts from TrueType fonts that are linked to your Web pages.
  15. images/bullet2.gifEmbedding Fonts Tutorial
  16. images/bullet2.gifFont Fusion - Bitstream - The Bitstream portable font resource (PFR).
  17. Free downloads - TrueType core fonts for the Web Microsoft has decided to remove these Fonts for whatever reason (12/26/01).
  18. images/bullet2.gifWebReview.com Tag of the Week CSS2 Font Management (12/15/00).
  19. images/bullet2.gifFont Management in Windows - Font Limitations
  20. images/bullet2.gifAres FontMonger Conversion Of LaserMaster LXO Type Fonts - (Tuesday, October 27, 1992) 

 

Font Technology in Windows - TrueType, ClearType, OpenType & Postscript...
  1. images/bullet2.gifGood To Know: Hinting & Kerning
  2. images/bullet2.gifUnicode Home Page
  3. images/bullet2.gifMicrosoft: Typography
    1. Microsoft: Typography - Vendor page - Altsys Fontographer is now Macromedia Fontographer.
    2. images/bullet2.gifMicrosoft Web Embedding Fonts Tool (WEFT) Create embeddable OpenType fonts from TrueType fonts that are linked to your Web pages.
    3. Microsoft: Type developer links
  4. The Glyph Data Table
  5. images/bullet2.gifTrueType Typography: info about TTF fonts & technology
  6. TrueType Typography: Font Tools
  7. TrueType and Unicode
  8. www.TrueDoc.com: Bitstream's Dynamic Font Technology & WebFont Maker (12/29/2002).
    1. TrueDoc - Bitstream: Portable Font Resource (PFR) Specification
    2. Introducing Dynamic Fonts
    3. Font Fusion - Bitstream: PFR's
    4. Step 3 Using FONT FACE Tags
    5. WebFont Maker - Bitstream - Discontinued.

 

 Font Editors:
  1. CorelDraw - Designing Type with CorelDraw
  2. CrossFont by Acute Systems - Converts between Mac and PC formats, supports TrueType & PostScript.
  3. FontLab - The Digital Type Design Toolkit - FontLab Hint Editor
  4. FontLab Ltd. Products TransType - Font Conversions Tool
  5. High-Logic's Font Creator Program, The Font Editor for Designing and Editing True Type Fonts.
  6. FontExpert online - (Typeface Identification software.) Based on a special algorithm and a huge font database FontExpert is able to identify typefaces from scanned documents.
  7. Extensis PhotoTools - Get PhotoText FREE: PC download
  8. Insider Software
  9. Macromedia - Fontographer - (Formerly From Altsys Corporation) Fontographer Support
  10. (URW)++ IKARUS (Type Design) Allows hand-digitizing of typefaces and logos in high resolution (1/100 mm) and automatically converts these data into standard machine formats (PostScript, TrueType and OpenType).
  11. (URW)++ Kernus (Kerning Editor) Produces spacing and kerning tables fully automatically for existing and for new typefaces. Features PostScript and TrueType fonts with typographically correct spacing and kerning.
  12. images/bullet2.gifMicrosoft: Font properties extension, version 2.1 - Font Properties Editor
  13. RoboFog - Type Hack Tool -
  14. Letraset FontStudio - Like Ares Software, axed by Adobe!
  15. Noah(TM) - PostScript Type 1 Font Editor -
  16. Pyrus Type Tool - Font Conversion Tool
  17. ReFont by Acute Systems - Allows Windows users to convert Macintosh fonts.
  18. FontLab Ltd. Products ScanFont - Font Editor and High End Autotracer
  19. FontLab Ltd. Products SigMaker - Brings Signatures into Fonts
  20. Dave Emmett's Softy - Font Outline Editor
  21. TTF_EDIT Users Guide - TrueType Font Table Editor
  22. Iglyph Design: TTFGASP by kewei - Change a TrueType font's attribute to force the text renderer to smooth it in whatever size. It is a Win32 console program and comes with Delphi 2.0 source code. D/L: TTFGASP.
  23. Type-Designer English - Professional Font Editor for Windows - Demo Only!
  24. FontLab Ltd. Products TypeTool - Basic Font Editor

 

Font Hinting:
  1. Microsoft: Flint - Free Tool for checking the validity of TrueType hinting instructions.
  2. Microsoft: Visual TrueType - New hinting tool from Microsoft. Based on Type Solutions Visual TypeMan, it will be licensed to approved font people.

 

Font Management:
  1. Adobe Type - Font Libraries & (ATM) Adobe Type Manager (Organize PostScript Type 1, OpenType, & TrueType fonts.)
  2. Arts-Letters.com Education EXPRESS 7.0 - Product Features Page 1
  3. images/bullet2.gifLose Your Mind Development - Font Management Tools for Windows - Printer's Apprentice - The Best! ◊◊◊◊◊
  4. FontAgent  - Font Manager - Repairs Corrupted Fonts thus preventing PC lockups!
  5. Fonts & Things - TOOLS - Font Management
  6. Sue Fisher The Font Thing
  7. Font Management - Shareware & Freeware
  8. Font Navigator - Bitstream - Same as below. Font Navigator IS Font Reserve!
  9. Font Reserve by diamondsoft.com (www.FontReserve.com)
  10. images/bullet2.gifSoftware Design - FontShow for Windows by Gregory Braun: We were a fan of this one way back in Windows 3.0 days! (1/29/2002). ◊◊◊◊◊
  11. OptiFont - Castcraft-Software.com - Not sure if still available...
  12. mytools.com: FontSpec Pro -
  13. mytools.com: FontTrax - FontTrax 2000
  14. mytools.com: MyFonts -
  15. mytools.com: Font Namer -
  16. FontTasteTester -
  17. FontXplorer -
  18. FontXplorerLite -
  19. Font Impressions -
  20. PICA Software Font Management Suitcase 9 Desktop Edition
  21. Typograf - For previewing, printing and managing fonts.
  22. TypeTable -

 

Font Suppliers - Foundries:
  1. 2Rebels
  2. 510 ink - hello. cloak. ink. ..audio visual
  3. aboutype, inc.
  4. Acute Systems Software - TransMac and CrossFont
  5. Adobe Type
  6. Aerotype Typeface Catalog
  7. Agfa Monotype
  8. Agosto Japan Home
  9. Alphabets
  10. Altemus Collection Decorative & Dingbat Digital Fonts
  11. Ancient World Languages, Archaeology Fonts
  12. anthem type
  13. [ apply design group ]
  14. Architext, Inc. - Font and Bar Code Developers
  15. Ariel Services for graphics tools for PageMaker 6.5
  16. Armfont Armfont II - Armenian fonts
  17. Astigmatic One Eye Typographic Institute
  18. Atomic Media Bitmap Web Pixel Screen Digital Fonts 
  19. Attention Earthling
  20. ATypI
  21. Paul Baker Typography
  22. Bergsland Design Digital Training - fonts, books, gallery, cards - Desktop Publishing Online School
  23. Bersearch Information Services - Bersearch Typeface Design Services
  24. BertholdTypes.com:  BQ and Adobe Berthold Exklusiv typefaces from the H. Berthold AG Typefoundry Berlin.
  25. Bitmap Software - het font startpunt
  26. Bitstream Inc. - Font Technology
  27. Blue Vinyl Fonts - BV Fonts! www.bvfonts.com
  28. Brenda Walton Studio - Font Design for ITC
  29. Brian Sooy & Co. - Marketing and Graphic Design, Website Development, Fonts
  30. BURGHAL DESIGN - fonts for the complacent middle class
  31. Buttfaces Digital Type Foundry
  32. Casa de Toad
  33. Casady & Greene Products Fluent Laser Fonts
  34. Castcraft - OptiFont
  35. CastleType Online Catalog of Fonts
  36. CHANK FONTS!
  37. Chris Costello—Graphic Design & Illustration
  38. Church Art Works & One Way Out - Apparel, Fonts, and Graphic Design for Ministry
  39. The Classic Font Company - Postscript Type-1, TrueType, Acorn Outline Fonts, High quality typography, classical type designs
  40. Comic Book Fonts
  41. COOL FONTS ONLINE
  42. Counterspace
  43. creative TypeFaces by Rob Leuschke
  44. Deniart Systems Fonts for the Agex
  45. Dennis Ortiz­Lopez - Siynn bar-Diyonn
  46. dinc! - d i n c T Y P E
  47. Digital Graphic Labs
  48. The Dingbatcave
  49. Moonflowers by Don Barnett - Typography Nekton larvae font
  50. DTP-Software - Font-Tools für Windows und Mac
  51. DTP Type Limited
  52. www.dynalab.com
  53. The Electronic Font Foundry
  54. Elfring Fonts TrueType Fonts, Bar Codes, MICR and Clip Art
  55. Elsner + Flake´
  56. www.em2-solutions.com

    images/bullet2.gifFAIRY

  57. Emigre Home
  58. Enrich Design, Your Source For Fonts & Design
  59. eSSences of design
  60. Everson Typography
  61. Fantasy Inspirations
  62. Font Aid II - TypeSociety.org: Society of Typographic Aficionados
  63. The Font Bureau, Inc.
  64. Fonts.com: AGFA Monotype
  65. FontShop
  66. Font Source Home Page
  67. FontWorld Website!
  68. Fontalicious!
  69. fontastic! - free + shareware fonts
  70. fontBoy fonts
  71. FontFont Online Shop
  72. FontGallery.com:
  73. FontHaus.com a.k.a. FORdesigners.com
  74. Fonthead Design - Cool Fonts for Windows!
  75. Font Mart Fonts, Retro Clipart, Free Fonts & Clipart Samples!
  76. fontory
  77. Fonts Online - Kostenlose Schriftarten zum Download
  78. Fonts & Things - the most unusual fonts online...
  79. The FontSite
  80. Founder Fonts - Beijing Founder Electronic Co.,Ltd.
  81. FONTWORKS - Hong Kong
  82. FOUNTAIN - A Friendly Type Foundry
  83. FSD - Fabrizio Schiavi Design web & type
  84. fuelfonts type foundry - a small swedish type foundry!
  85. Galápagos Design Group
  86. Gallo Fonts
  87. Garage Fonts - Virtual Garage
  88. EyeWire by Getty Images - www.gettyimages.com
  89. Glyph Systems: Fonts - TrueType, OpenType & PostScript
  90. ITC Fonts
  91. IHOF - International House of Fonts
  92. JAW Arts Home
  93. www.JazzFont.com
  94. John W Golden Design
  95. JY&A Fonts- custom font development
  96. Letraset.com
  97. MyFonts.com Find fonts, Try fonts, Buy fonts
  98. Precision Type - Font Foundry List
  99. [T-26]
  100. TamilSoft Corporation
  101. Tangram Studio
  102. Jeremy Tankard Typography
  103. Telegraphics Pty Ltd
  104. www.terminaldesign
  105. Terrapin
  106. the types
  107. Thirstype
  108. Three Islands Press
  109. Tilde, SIA
  110. Timberwolf Type
  111. Tiro Typeworks
  112. TLai Enterprises
  113. Treacyfaces / Headliners 
  114. Twardoch Typography
  115. Two Moon Media
  116. Type[A]
  117. type.co.uk Digital Retail
  118. Type Behaviour
  119. type1.com
  120. TypeReview.com: Type Listing
  121. (URW)++ Homepage
  122. Will-Harris House, Graphic Design, Web Design, Writing and Typography
  123. The Hoefler Type Foundry
  124. House Industries -- fonts, typography, design, clothing, and more!
  125. Jill Bell's Cyberstudio of Lettering and Design
  126. John Stevens Calligraphy & Lettering Design
  127. Kiwi Media - custom typographical services since 1993.
  128. KobeType.com - Kobe Fonts Series - Fonts for PC!
  129. Letraset.com
  130. LetterPerfect
  131. LettError 3.0
  132. Light Weight - UK Based type design company; font collection & custom fonts.
  133. Lilly Lee
  134. Linguist's Software
  135. Linotype Library - Fonts - Download fonts for text, display, ...
  136. Mindcandy.com - Design, Fonts, Fotos + Wear!
  137. Munchfonts Type & Type Design Home
  138. Neufville Digital Type Foundry
  139. No Bodoni Typography

 

Font Utilities:

Microsoft: TTFDUMP - Free Tool for dumping the contents of TrueType files to a human-readable text file. DOS command-line utility.

 

Font Info Links: 
  1. Acid Fonts -
  2. TypeLogic Type-Related Links:
  3. creativepro.com - What Font Is This? How to be a font detective + font detection bibles listed.
    1. creativepro.com - Fonts - Related Companies:
  4. DesktopPublishing.com -
  5. Digital Type Design Tools:
  6. DTP-Software - Font-Tools for Windows - D/L Demos!
  7. Dramatica.com - Software products for writers and a relatively unique perspective of how stories work.
  8. FontFace - All Freeware and Shareware Fonts All the Time
  9. Font Fusion font engine and font rasterizer font technology. A TrueType rasterizer & multiple font format rasterizer.
  10. Fonthead Design Font Applications:
  11. fontlover.com!
  12. Fontzone - Subscription Based Font News Source
  13. Graphic Arts Information Network:
  14. Handbook of Digital Publishing:
  15. Identifont - identify fonts and typefaces
  16. Microsoft Typography:
  17. MyFonts.com- Find fonts, Try fonts, Buy fonts
  18. PrecisionType.com: Out Of Font Business!
  19. SSi Fonts - Font Applications
  20. www.styopkin.com - Font info, How to read the information on the font, typeface designer information
  21. www.TrueType-Typography.com: Native TrueType Tools
  22. Type Directors Club - An international organization for all people who are devoted to excellence in typography, both in print and on screen.
  23. TypeReview.com Welcome - The Last Word On Type
  24. TypeRight Ethics Guide
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Monitors
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