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Managing Fonts: ATS Concepts

The chapter provides an overview of font services in Max OS X and information on the key concepts you need to use ATS for Fonts in your application. It assumes that you are already familiar with fonts and font data, but that you need information specific to managing fonts in Max OS X. In particular, you should be familiar with the following terminology:

• Outline and bitmap fonts

• Font naming conventions

• Type face, font families, and font family instances

• Font metrics such as point size, left-side bearing, advance width, baseline and leading

The following topics, specific to Mac OS X, are discussed in this chapter:

• Font formats and file types supported in Mac OS X

• Locations in which fonts can be installed

• The role of the ATS server in font management

• Font user interface

Contents:

Font Services in Mac OS X
Font Formats and File Types
Font Locations and Installation
The ATS Server, Notifications, and Queries
Font User Interface

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