[XeTeX] If I should...

[Adam Twardoch]

Herbert Schulz wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> If I should happen to ``invest'' in some (maybe one?) Adobe OT Fonts  
> for my Mac OS X 10.4.7 system should I get the ``Windows'' version or  
> the ``Mac'' version (I think OS X can deal with either one --- or am  
> I wrong there?)? Any real difference with the way OS X deals with  
> each one that I'll notice?
>   
PostScript-flavored OpenType fonts, i.e. OpenType PS fonts such as the 
Minion Pro family from Adobe are cross-platform-compatible. Exactly the 
same file is used on Mac and Windows. The "versions" only differ in 
packaging, i.e. the way the fonts are distributed (as .zip or .sit, I 
believe).

A.

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