User`s manual

TransType Pro

5. You can quickly and easily preview the fonts that are not installed in

your System.

6. TransType Pro can convert from VFB (FontLab’s internal format) into

TrueType, OpenType or Type 1. TransType Pro can also convert from

PC TrueType font collection (TTC) format.

7. TransType Pro can additionally process the converted fonts with

Python macro scripts. The Python interpreter must be installed to use

this feature.

8. TransType Pro can also accept fonts in .sit archives created with StuffIt

Deluxe – a popular Macintosh file archiver.

9. TransType can read or write Macintosh files in industry-standard

MacBinary or BinHex formats. Windows computers can’t read native

Macintosh files, but with TransType you can import or export these

specially formatted Macintosh files on your Windows computer and

use them immediately. TransType can also directly open Macintosh

files if they are saved on a PC-formatted diskette or Zip disk, or are

copied to a PC computer from a Macintosh through a network

connection. If you are using MacDrive® you can access Macintosh-

formatted media supported by MacDrive.

In this document we assume that you have a basic knowledge of computer

fonts, font formats and encodings. Refer to documents from the

Bibliography

section for more advanced information and to Appendix A for the basics.

 Note: Here and later, when speaking about font formats, we use the words

PC and Windows as synonyms.