User`s manual

TransType Pro
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Ma c i nt o s h t o P C C o nv er s i o n
Converting Macintosh fonts to PC is usually easier than vice versa for the
following reasons:
1. There are no suitcases on PCs.
2. PC OpenType TT/ TrueType fonts are based on Unicode, so usually the
reencoding process is simpler.
3. Bitmap fonts are not necessary for Type 1 fonts on PCs.
On the other hand, when Type 1 fonts are converted from Macintosh to PC
you must generate metrics files that will be used by Windows for
information about characters’ widths and kerning. And Macintosh font
files must be converted to a PC readable format (MacBinary,
BinHex or sit archive) before they can be converted using
TransType/Win.