Re:Adobe is dropping PostScript Type 1 font support
by crazygringo on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @11:13PM
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In practice, isn't it trivial to convert Type 1 fonts to OpenType?
After all, OpenType fonts are really just a fancy container with lots of features that ultimately contain font data as either Type 1 or TrueType description.
Sure you need a conversion tool, but it should be a lossless conversion as well, no?
So this doesn't seem like any kind of problem in practice. (Really Adobe ought to provide a conversion tool free of charge though.)
I mean, current Microsoft Word can't open Word 4.0 files back from 1989. At some point after decades, ancient file formats ought to be deprecated and it's up to users to convert to more modern formats.
And yes I understand this might technically be against a license agreement. But I really don't think any of the font foundries are going to go after you over a shrinkwrap license from a quarter century ago. And even if they did, you'd probably have a pretty good argument around fair use or something -- just because something's in a contract doesn't mean it's enforceable.
After all, OpenType fonts are really just a fancy container with lots of features that ultimately contain font data as either Type 1 or TrueType description.
Sure you need a conversion tool, but it should be a lossless conversion as well, no?
So this doesn't seem like any kind of problem in practice. (Really Adobe ought to provide a conversion tool free of charge though.)
I mean, current Microsoft Word can't open Word 4.0 files back from 1989. At some point after decades, ancient file formats ought to be deprecated and it's up to users to convert to more modern formats.
And yes I understand this might technically be against a license agreement. But I really don't think any of the font foundries are going to go after you over a shrinkwrap license from a quarter century ago. And even if they did, you'd probably have a pretty good argument around fair use or something -- just because something's in a contract doesn't mean it's enforceable.