Mac Fonts using on PC ?

Is there a way to use or convert a Mac-font to PC-font ?

Tanks.

"Yammaski" wrote in message

Is there a way to use or convert a Mac-font to PC-font ?

Opentype fonts should be the same on both PC and Mac.
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"Yammaski" wrote in message

Is there a way to use or convert a Mac-font to PC-font ?
Tanks.

The best way I have found is a 2 step process.
'TransMac' will re-write the code (or something like that). 'CrossFont' will then convert the file (font) to PC. There are (or were) trial versions of each available. Sorry, I don't have an URL handy. I'm sure if you do a search you will find. I've had great success converting Mac fonts to PC this way.
Keith.

I did a quick Google search and in just a couple of seconds came up with this site:
http://user.dtcc.edu/~berlin/font/win-mac.htm
to convert fonts both directions. I'm sure there are a lot more, just take a few minutes of your time to do a Google search of your own. Buster

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 07:43:02 GMT, "Yammaski" wrote:

Is there a way to use or convert a Mac-font to PC-font ?
Tanks.

arrooke wrote:

"Yammaski" wrote:

(How To) convert a Mac-font to PC-font ?

The best way I have found is a 2 step process.
'TransMac' will re-write the code (or something like that). 'CrossFont' will then convert the file (font) to PC. There are (or were) trial versions of each available. Sorry, I don't have an URL handy. I'm sure if you do a search you will find. I've had great success converting Mac fonts to PC this way.
Keith.

Hi Keith,
- in which file format where the Mac fonts? Postscript Type 1 or else? - what happened to the kerning pair information of the transformed fonts? Are the kerning pairs still intact?
- any problems with accessibility of certain glyphs?/encoding schemes? - any naming problems/accessibility of roman/italic, weights?

I did once try to convert 'the sans', 'the mix', and 'the serif', but the result was not easily usable. I lost some of the kerning pairs, and font naming was messed up due to MacOS/Winwoes differences (rather: Windows' restriction to only four members in a font family).

I used Alladdin Stuffit for transferring the font files from Mac->PC, then used Transtype (by Pyrus) for font format transformation (Mac PS1 to Windows PS1).

Fred

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Hi Keith,
- in which file format where the Mac fonts? Postscript Type 1 or else? - what happened to the kerning pair information of the transformed fonts? Are the kerning pairs still intact?
- any problems with accessibility of certain glyphs?/encoding schemes? - any naming problems/accessibility of roman/italic, weights?
I did once try to convert 'the sans', 'the mix', and 'the serif', but the result was not easily usable. I lost some of the kerning pairs, and font naming was messed up due to MacOS/Winwoes differences (rather: Windows' restriction to only four members in a font family).
I used Alladdin Stuffit for transferring the font files from Mac->PC, then used Transtype (by Pyrus) for font format transformation (Mac PS1 to Windows PS1).

Fred

Hi Fred,

I have access to a Mac so I open Mac files on it. If I want to swap the file to PC I usually just make a PDF. Otherwise I continue working with it on the Mac. So I can't really answer your question.
The conversions I have done have just been for the font files themselves. Not as part of a pre-formatted job. For example, as part of a Mac formatted Quark file. So whether formatting such as kerning etc. would be retained cross platform, I couldn't say.
My preference is to work on PC (my PC box is better than my Mac). Sometimes the font I wish to design with is a Mac font, so I convert it. I've converted both TrueType and Type 1. I've had good success with both. Last time I checked, both programs (TransType & CrossFont) were available as functioning demos, so it would cost you nothing to find out. Regards,
Keith.

Yammaski wrote:

*Is there a way to use or convert a Mac-font to PC-font ?
Tanks. *

Use TT Converter, for Mac --> PC or PC --> Mac. Available as fre download from http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/7388 amongst othe places. Nice

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